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Schiehallion

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Schiehallion (shĭhăl`yən), mountain, 3,547 ft (1,081 m) high, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, near Loch Rannoch. In 1774, Nevil Maskelyne Maskelyne, Nevil (măs`kəlīn), 1732–1811, English astronomer.
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 experimented there to determine the density of the earth.


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A plaque set up by the Royal Society deep into the mountains near the peak of Schiehallion describes how this symmetric mountain was used to test the difference in a plumbline from one side to another and so determine "the attraction of mountains.
Watch for the Schiehallion Dancers, from Hamilton, Ontario, who have performed internationally.
 
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