Eötvös experiment

[ uht-vuhsh, et-; Hungarian œt-vœsh ]

/ ˈʌt vʌʃ, ˈɛt-; Hungarian ˈœt vœʃ /

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an experiment to confirm that all materials respond equally to gravity and that gravitational mass and inertial mass are equivalent.

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Named after Roland Eötvös (1848–1919), Hungarian physicist, who first performed the experiment

To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
If the noble experiment of American democracy is to mean anything, it is fidelity to the principle of freedom.
The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror|David Keyes|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A classroom experiment seeks to demonstrate what it looks like.
What Is Privilege?|The Daily Beast Video|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This video, courtesy of BuzzFeed, tries a bit of an experiment to get some answers.
The Bottled Water Taste Test|The Daily Beast Video|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the fall of 1992, Booker became a vegetarian “as an experiment,” he said, “and I was surprised by how much my body took to it.”
Talking Tofurky With Newly Vegan Cory Booker|Vlad Chituc|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With Bacon, experientia does not always mean observation; and may mean either experience or experiment.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
I made the experiment two years ago, and all my experience since has corroborated the conclusion then arrived at.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
But this is quite enough to justify the inconsiderable expense which the experiment I urge would involve.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
He commenced to experiment in electro-pneumatics in the year 1860, and early in 1861 communicated his discoveries to Mr. Barker.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Readers will doubtless be familiar with the well-known experiment illustrating this point.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller