Newton s Principia paints a picture of the earth as a spinning gravitating ball. However the earth is not completely rigid and the interplay of forces will modify its shape in subtle ways. Newton predicted a flattening at the poles yet others disagreed. Plenty of boo... Lees meer.

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A History of the Mathematical Theories of Attraction and the Figure of the Earth is an unchanged high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1873. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science travel and expeditions... Lees meer.

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