Abstract
Simultaneous observations of the solar eclipse on 06/01/2011 were carried out using a Foucault pendulum and a torsion balance. The instruments were installed in a salt mine, where the interference was minimal. Both instruments clearly reacted to the eclipse. We conclude that these reactions should not be considered as being gravitational effects.
Highlights
Interest in the study of nonconventional phenomena during solar eclipses was largely triggered by the researches in the 1950s by Maurice Allais, who later became a Nobel laureate
Parallel observations using torsion balances (TB) and pendulums of different designs have recently been conducted. These simultaneous observations have showed that devices which differ in their operating principles can react to the solar eclipse in similar ways [5,6]
The fact that the active phase coincided with the eclipse indicates that the eclipse bore a causal relationship with this phenomenon. From this we may conclude that the increased reaction of the torsion balance during a solar eclipse was caused by this phenomenon
Summary
Interest in the study of nonconventional phenomena during solar eclipses was largely triggered by the researches in the 1950s by Maurice Allais, who later became a Nobel laureate. Duif presented in 2004 a review article [3] which argued that none of the external factors may not be the cause of such sudden changes This effect, known as the Allais Effect (AE), has been quite widely studied over the years by a number of researchers (for a list of references, see [4]). Parallel observations using torsion balances (TB) and pendulums of different designs have recently been conducted These simultaneous observations have showed that devices which differ in their operating principles can react to the solar eclipse in similar ways [5,6]. The results of these and similar experiments make the Allais effect yet more puzzling. This paper continues the description of a series of simultaneous observations made with the use of a pendulum and a torsion balance (TB)
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