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464 G. E. Fiedler 3.Figure 2. The Wiechert horizontal astatic mechanical seismograph installed in <strong>the</strong>historical Cagigal Observatory, Caracas. One observes on <strong>the</strong> right <strong>the</strong> inverted pendulumand one of <strong>the</strong> two air damping devices, adjustable <strong>from</strong> zero to aperiodic viscous damping.On <strong>the</strong> left <strong>the</strong> recording drum with <strong>the</strong> two recording pens. The price of this instrumentin 1931 was 1640 German Marks or US$ 500-600.Elevation (above sea level)Gravity (pendulum)Maximum variation, earth tidesGeomagnetic declination, 1960.0Variation per year of declinationGeomagnetic inclination, 1960.0Geomagnetic horizontal intensity 29,3007Geomagnetic vertical intensity 25,9377Geomagnetic total intensity 39,1307I, 035 meters978.03965 gals0.00026 gals (approx. observed)4' 44.2' w+6.3'4Io 04.5' N

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