KnowraSchiehallion experimentLinked fromLinked fromThe 2 pages that link to Schiehallion experiment, each with the reason it gives.All 2Broader topic 1Compared with 1Cavendish experimentCompared with: It inferred Earth’s density from astronomical deflection, rather than attraction between laboratory spheres.Nevil MaskelyneBroader topic: Maskelyne led the observations that turned the mountain's mass into a measurement of Earth's density.