Theory Of The Earths Shape

Author : Don L. Anderson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139462083
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Theory of the Earth written by Don L. Anderson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory of the Earth is an interdisciplinary advanced textbook on the origin, composition, and evolution of the Earth's interior: geophysics, geochemistry, dynamics, convection, mineralogy, volcanism, energetics and thermal history. This is the only book on the whole landscape of deep Earth processes which ties together all the strands of the subdisciplines. It is a complete update of Anderson's Theory of the Earth (1989). It includes many new sections and dozens of new figures and tables. As with the original book, this new edition will prove to be a stimulating textbook on advanced courses in geophysics, geochemistry, and planetary science, and supplementary textbook on a wide range of other advanced Earth science courses. It will also be an essential reference and resource for all researchers in the solid Earth sciences.

Author : V.C. Dragomir
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483291898
Total Pages : 705 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory of the Earth's Shape written by V.C. Dragomir and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory of the Earth's Shape considers the physical-mathematical problems raised by the determination of the form of the planet, thereby making a significant contribution to the technological scientific literature in this field. This book is organized into six parts encompassing 29 chapters. The first part, entitled Physical Geodesy, presents the theory of the determination of the gravitational field, in the definition of which preference was given to the method of expansion in spherical harmonics recommended by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics in establishing the international "Geodetic Reference System 1967". Part II deals with the principal aspects of Ellipsoidal Geodesy, such as the methods of solving the geodetic problems on the reference ellipsoid. Part III considers the main problems associated with Astro-geodetic Triangulation, particularly with the conception of materialization and the necessary measurements as the required adjustment procedures. This part also provides approaches regarding the controlled analysis of angular measurements and the description of some original calculation and measurement methods. Part IV concerns one of the methods of determining the spatial coordinates of the geodetic points in a unitary system, such as the three-dimensional geodesy, which has had more concrete applications since the launching of the Earth's first artificial satellites. Part V describes the methods for determining the terrestrial ellipsoid and the geoid, as well as the conventional methods and the methods of Dynamical Geodesy. Part VI discusses the geodetic methods for the determination of the movements of the Earth's crust, along with an overall examination of the theoretical and practical aspects which in principle constitute the object of such activities.

Author : Vasile Dragomir
Publisher : Elsevier Science Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780444997050
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory of the Earth's Shape written by Vasile Dragomir and published by Elsevier Science Limited. This book was released on 1982 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory of the Earth's Shape ...

Author : John L. Greenberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521385411
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Problem of the Earth's Shape from Newton to Clairaut written by John L. Greenberg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-07-28 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates, through the problem of the earth's shape, part of the development of post-Newtonian mechanics by the Parisian scientific community during the first half of the eighteenth century. In the Principia Newton first raised the question of the earth's shape. John Greenberg shows how continental scholars outside France influenced efforts in Paris to solve the problem, and he also demonstrates that Parisian scholars, including Bouguer and Fontaine, did work that Alexis-Claude Clairaut used in developing his mature theory of the earth's shape. The evolution of Parisian mechanics proved not to be the replacement of a Cartesian paradigm by a Newtonian one, a replacement that might be expected from Thomas Kuhn's formulations about scientific revolutions, but a complex process instead involving many areas of research and contributions of different kinds from the entire scientific world. Greenberg both explores the myriad of technical problems that underlie the historical development of part of post-Newtonian mechanics, which have only been rarely analyzed by Western scholars, and embeds his technical discussion in a framework that involves social and institutional history politics, and biography. Instead of focusing exclusively on the historiographical problem, Greenberg shows as well that international scientific communication was as much a vital part of the scientific progress of individual nations during the first half of the eighteenth century as it is today.

Author : Irina Artemieva
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139504460
Total Pages : 795 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lithosphere written by Irina Artemieva and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 795 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic and anelastic seismic tomography; electromagnetic and magnetotelluric methods; thermal, gravity and rheological models), complemented by petrologic and laboratory data on rock properties. It also provides a critical discussion of the uncertainties, assumptions, and resolution issues that are inherent in the different methods and models of the lithosphere. Multidisciplinary in scope, global in geographical extent, and covering a wide variety of tectonics settings across 3.5 billion years of Earth history, this book presents a comprehensive overview of lithospheric structure and evolution. It is a core reference for researchers and advanced students in geophysics, geodynamics, tectonics, petrology, and geochemistry, and for petroleum and mining industry professionals.

Author : Edna Kenton
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387785990
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Book Of Earths written by Edna Kenton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Valentin Matcas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flat Earth Or Round Earth written by Valentin Matcas and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you like to learn the truth about Earth, about its shape, nature, meaning, and characteristics? Then get ready to embark in the study of one of the most restricted and controversial topics, the Flat Earth Theory. Yes, the Flat Earth is back, and it has always been around, since it has always been accepted among the upper social classes. It transpires today in the Media, Politics, Entertainment, and even in Science, it becomes more and more visible, and consequently, millions of people already research the Flat Earth Theory today. Yet this time is the other way around, with authorities ignoring the Flat Earth Theory, while enforcing only the Spherical Model of Earth, along with the Big Bang Theory, the Theory of Evolution, the Theory of Relativity, and so on. Is the Earth flat or spherical? You cannot know with certainty, just because concepts as 'theory' and 'model' signify probable truth only until proven false, and therefore it is not accurate. While Science is full of theories, models, interpretations, and speculations, but not of facts. Because as long as you have access only to debatable information, records, and theories about space beyond the lower orbit of Earth, then both the Spherical and Flat models of Earth remain simple theories too, not facts. Yet this book goes beyond researching the true shape and nature of Earth, since it manages to reveal the social actors behind the main theories defining Earth Science and Space Science today, including the strategies and intentions that these social actors have from you and from the entire world. What chance can the Flat Earth Theory have against the current official model? It depends who is behind Science and how they want the Earth to be, but most importantly, it depends on which side of the line you stand this time, because this time it is all different, since this time you seem to have a choice in these.This book creates a comprehensive model of Earth and of the entire world, studying its shape, boundaries, characteristics, and social circumstances, using reasoning and accurate facts. This research of the true shape and nature of Earth is done from all perspectives: scientific, empiric, social, cognitive, existential, and spiritual. If you want to learn the truth about Earth, this book is for you.

Author : G. D. Garland
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483180727
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Earth's Shape and Gravity written by G. D. Garland and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Earth's Shape and Gravity focuses on the progress of the use of geophysical methods in investigating the interior of the earth and its shape. The publication first offers information on gravity, geophysics, geodesy, and geology and gravity measurements. Discussions focus on gravity measurements and reductions, potential and equipotential surfaces, absolute and relative measurements, and gravity networks. The text then elaborates on the shape of the sea-level surface and reduction of gravity observations. The text takes a look at gravity anomalies and structures in the earth's crust; interpretation of gravity anomalies; and gravity anomalies and the interior of the earth. Topics include general principle; direct and indirect methods; low order harmonics in the gravitational field; rock densities; ocean trenches; and sedimentary basins. The book then examines the place of gravity measurements in geophysical prospecting and tidal variations of gravity. The manuscript is a dependable source of information for readers interested in the shape and gravity of the earth.

Author : James McBride
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symmes's Theory of Concentric Spheres written by James McBride and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Fan Dainian
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401587175
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology written by Fan Dainian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this collection were all selected from the first five volumes of the Journal of Dialectics of Nature published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences between 1979 and 1985. The Journal was established in 1979 as a comprehensive theoretical publication concerning the history, philosophy and sociology of the natural sciences. It began publication as a response to China's reform, particularly the policy of opening to the outside world. Chinese scholars began to undertake distinctive, original research in these fields. This collection provides a cross-section of their efforts during the initial phase. To enable western scholars to understand the historical process of this change in Chinese academics, Yu Guangyuan's `On the Emancipation of the Mind' and Xu Liangying's `Essay on the Role of Science and Democracy in Society' have been included in this collection. Three of the papers included on the philosophy of science are discussions of philosophical issues in cosmology and biology by scientists themselves. The remaining four are written by philosophers of science and discuss information and cognition, homeostasis and Chinese traditional medicine, the I Ching (Yi Jing) and mathematics, etc. Papers have been selected on the history of both classical and modern science and technology, the most distinctive of which are macro-comparisons of the development of science in China and the west. Some papers discuss the issue of the demarcation of periods in the history of science, the history of ancient Chinese mathematics, astronomy, metallurgy, machinery, medicine, etc. Others discuss the history of modern physics and biology, the history of historiography of science in China and the history of regional development of Chinese science and technology. Also included are biographies of three post-eighteenth-century Chinese scholars, Li Shanlan (1811-1882), Hua Hengfang (1833–1902), and Cai Yuanpei (1868–1940), who contributed greatly to the introduction of western science and scholarship to China. In addition, three short papers have been included introducing the interactions between Chinese scholars and three great western scientists, Niels Bohr, Norbert Wiener, and Robert A. Millikan.