On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 46
... poles must be nearly an ellipse , having its major axis in the plane of the equator , and its minor axis coincident with the axis of the earth's rotation ( N. 122 ) . It is easy to show , in a spheroid whose strata are elliptical , that ...
... poles must be nearly an ellipse , having its major axis in the plane of the equator , and its minor axis coincident with the axis of the earth's rotation ( N. 122 ) . It is easy to show , in a spheroid whose strata are elliptical , that ...
Page 47
... poles . Were the earth an ellipsoid of revolution , the meridians would be ellipses whose lesser axes would coincide with the axis of 1 rotation , and all the degrees measured between the pole SECT . VI . 47 ARCS OF THE MERIDIAN .
... poles . Were the earth an ellipsoid of revolution , the meridians would be ellipses whose lesser axes would coincide with the axis of 1 rotation , and all the degrees measured between the pole SECT . VI . 47 ARCS OF THE MERIDIAN .
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Mary Somerville. rotation , and all the degrees measured between the pole and the equator would give the same ... poles , instead of being flattened . Many other discrepancies occur , but from the mean of the five principal measurements ...
Mary Somerville. rotation , and all the degrees measured between the pole and the equator would give the same ... poles , instead of being flattened . Many other discrepancies occur , but from the mean of the five principal measurements ...
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... pole , is equal to five halves of the ratio of the centrifugal force to gravitation at the equator . This quantity with regard to the earth is of or . Consequently , the compression of the earth is equal to diminished by the whole ...
... pole , is equal to five halves of the ratio of the centrifugal force to gravitation at the equator . This quantity with regard to the earth is of or . Consequently , the compression of the earth is equal to diminished by the whole ...
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... pole , as the square of the sine of the latitude . From the mean of these it appears that the whole decrease of gravitation from the poles to the equator is 0.005.1449 , which , subtracted from . , shows that the compression of the ...
... pole , as the square of the sine of the latitude . From the mean of these it appears that the whole decrease of gravitation from the poles to the equator is 0.005.1449 , which , subtracted from . , shows that the compression of the ...
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