A Treatise on Attractions, Laplace's Functions and the Figure of the EarthMacmillan, 1865 - 162 σελίδες |
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... precession , and ( 4 ) the value of the earth's ellipticity ; and by comparing these results with those of observation and experiment . Remarks on the thickness of the earth's crust conclude the first Chap- ter . In the second the ...
... precession , and ( 4 ) the value of the earth's ellipticity ; and by comparing these results with those of observation and experiment . Remarks on the thickness of the earth's crust conclude the first Chap- ter . In the second the ...
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... the surface : reduced to numbers 102 107. Ellipticity at certain depths • • • 104 109. Fourth Test : Precession of the Equinoxes : and the ellipti- city it leads to 106 · CONTENTS . ART . § 4. The thickness of the X CONTENTS .
... the surface : reduced to numbers 102 107. Ellipticity at certain depths • • • 104 109. Fourth Test : Precession of the Equinoxes : and the ellipti- city it leads to 106 · CONTENTS . ART . § 4. The thickness of the X CONTENTS .
Σελίδα 84
... Precession of the Equinoxes to which the theory leads ; the true amount is known by observation . The investigation on the fluid theory has proceeded thus far without making a single hypothesis - except , of course , the fundamental one ...
... Precession of the Equinoxes to which the theory leads ; the true amount is known by observation . The investigation on the fluid theory has proceeded thus far without making a single hypothesis - except , of course , the fundamental one ...
Σελίδα 85
... precession , that an hypothesis has to be intro- duced , viz . one regarding the Law of Density of the fluid We therefore take these two tests last of the four . mass . All four of these tests bear important and independent testi- mony ...
... precession , that an hypothesis has to be intro- duced , viz . one regarding the Law of Density of the fluid We therefore take these two tests last of the four . mass . All four of these tests bear important and independent testi- mony ...
Σελίδα 106
... PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES . 109. The last test we shall apply is the amount of Pre- cession to which the fluid theory leads . PROP . To find the amount of Precession of the Equinoxes in the Earth , supposing its mass arranged ...
... PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES . 109. The last test we shall apply is the amount of Pre- cession to which the fluid theory leads . PROP . To find the amount of Precession of the Equinoxes in the Earth , supposing its mass arranged ...
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amplitude angle attracted particle axes axis calculation Cape Comorin centre Clairaut's Theorem co-ordinates coefficient compartments cos 2m cos² crust Damargida deduced deflection difference distance earth earth's mass effect ellipticity equal equation equilibrium expansion find the attraction fluid mass fluid theory formula geodesy gravity height Hence Himmalayas hypothesis Indian Arc integration Kaliana Kalianpur Laplace's Equation Laplace's Functions last Article latitude law of attraction length longitude mean arc mean ellipse mean figure measured Mechanical Philosophy meniscus meridian miles nearly spherical ocean Ordnance Survey pendulum experiments plumb-line pole precession prism PROP quantities radius result rigid sea-level semi-axes series of Laplace's shell sin² solid sphere spheroid square station strata suppose T₂ thickness tion δα µ² µ³
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