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" In whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern hemisphere. "
Science - Page 29
1884
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 181

1895 - 588 pages
...earth's surface, there is a deflecting force arising from the ' earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern ' hemisphere, but to the left in the southern.' That this theorem is legitimately proved on the data used by Ferrel, there can be no doubt ; so also...
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held ..., Volume 1; Volume 13

American Philosophical Society - 1873 - 550 pages
...moves on the surface of the earth there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern." Korr.] [April 4. is, that though the force be small, it has been active for a very long period ; and...
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Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Volume 7

American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1868 - 556 pages
...moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern hemisphere. From this force there must arise a change in the level of the sea wherever its waters have...
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Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Volume 7

American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1868 - 536 pages
...moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern hemisphere. From this force there must arise a change in the level of the sea wherever its waters have...
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Annual Reports of the War Department, Volume 1

United States. War Department - 1871 - 484 pages
...moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deducts it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern. GENERAL MOVEMENT, TAKING ACCOUNT OP FRICTION AND VARYING DENSITY. Although the preceding results, when...
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The Law of Storms: Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of ...

Heinrich Wilhelm Dove - 1862 - 374 pages
...the siarface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation •which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern.' This extension of the principle of Hadley's theory leads to the same conclusions as that theory in...
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The Law of Storms Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of ...

Heinrich Wilhelm Dove - 1862 - 384 pages
...moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern.' This extension of the principle of Hadley's theory leads to the same conclusions as that theory in...
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The Law of Storms: Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of ...

Heinrich Wilhelm Dove - 1862 - 374 pages
...moves on the rface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation irhich deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in he southern.' This extension of the principle of Hadley's theory leads to the same conclusions as that...
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The Practical Use of Meteorological Reports and Weather Maps

United States. Army. Signal Corps - 1871 - 96 pages
...moves on the surface of the earth there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern. GENERAL MOVEMENT, TAKING ACCOUNT OF FRICTION AND VARYING DENSITY. Although the preceding results when...
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Report of the Geological Survey of North Carolina: Vol. I ..., Volume 1

North Carolina. State Geologist - 1875 - 500 pages
...on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation, which deflects it to the right, in the northern hemisphere, but to the left, in the southern." To the obvious objection that the deflective force of the river current is too inconsiderable to produce...
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