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An Account of Experiments to Determine the Figure of the Earth by Means of the Pendulum Vibrating Seconds in Different Latitudes - As Well As on Various Other Subjects of Philosophical Inquiry (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,704
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An Account of Experiments to Determine the Figure of the Earth by Means of the Pendulum Vibrating Seconds in Different...

An Account of Experiments to Determine the Figure of the Earth by Means of the Pendulum Vibrating Seconds in Different Latitudes - As Well As on Various Other Subjects of Philosophical Inquiry (Paperback)

Edward Sabine

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences

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As early as the seventeenth century, scientists realised that a pendulum swings more slowly at the equator than it would at the North Pole. Newton predicted that gravity increased with latitude, and that the Earth could not be perfectly spherical. Although various experiments were undertaken to determine the exact degree of this ellipticity, none proved successful until physicist Edward Sabine (1788-1883) embarked on a series of expeditions across the world. Based on pendulum measurements from a wide range of latitudes, from Jamaica to Spitsbergen, his results were very different to mathematical predictions, and far more accurate; Charles Babbage would even complain that they were too good to be true. In this account, which first appeared in 1825, Sabine explains his methodology and presents his findings. His book opens a fascinating window into nineteenth-century geodesy for students in the history of science.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
Release date: February 2014
First published: June 2013
Authors: Edward Sabine
Dimensions: 254 x 178 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 538
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-06207-7
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Theoretical & mathematical astronomy
LSN: 1-108-06207-5
Barcode: 9781108062077

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