A Treatise on Attractions, Laplace's Functions and the Figure of the EarthMacmillan, 1865 - 162 стор. |
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... differences of local attraction in the stations of the Indian Arc , the volume is closed by a summary of the ar- gument regarding the hypothesis of the original fluidity of the earth , an hypothesis which I consider to be established ...
... differences of local attraction in the stations of the Indian Arc , the volume is closed by a summary of the ar- gument regarding the hypothesis of the original fluidity of the earth , an hypothesis which I consider to be established ...
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... difference of latitude of the station and Karachi , expressed in degrees and parts of a degree . ( Phil . Trans . 1859 , p . 793. ) Ex . 3. The formulæ may be applied also to obtain the attraction of thin sections of the earth's surface ...
... difference of latitude of the station and Karachi , expressed in degrees and parts of a degree . ( Phil . Trans . 1859 , p . 793. ) Ex . 3. The formulæ may be applied also to obtain the attraction of thin sections of the earth's surface ...
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... difference of these we have the attraction of a thin hemi - spheroidal meniscus on a point on its own surface : the formula becomes , attending to the directions of the attraction , Horizontal attraction = h = ( 0 · 1446 sin & — 0 ...
... difference of these we have the attraction of a thin hemi - spheroidal meniscus on a point on its own surface : the formula becomes , attending to the directions of the attraction , Horizontal attraction = h = ( 0 · 1446 sin & — 0 ...
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... difference between the extremes is greater even than 1-10th of the mean . And if this difference exists at the surface , it does not seem to be improper to suppose that great variations may exist also below , from the effect of the cool ...
... difference between the extremes is greater even than 1-10th of the mean . And if this difference exists at the surface , it does not seem to be improper to suppose that great variations may exist also below , from the effect of the cool ...
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... difference of latitude ; this could not be the case , if the curve of the meridian were not nearly circular . After it was known that the earth is of a globular form , Newton was the first who demonstrated that it is not a per- fect ...
... difference of latitude ; this could not be the case , if the curve of the meridian were not nearly circular . After it was known that the earth is of a globular form , Newton was the first who demonstrated that it is not a per- fect ...
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Treatise on Attractions, Laplace's Functions and the Figure of the Earth John Henry Pratt Повний перегляд - 1865 |
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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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