National Research Council. 1931. Physics of the Earth - II The Figure of the Earth: Bulletin of the National Research Council. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/9574.
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Front Matter | i-iv | |
Contents | v-vi | |
Tides, Ocean, and Earth | 1-2 | |
Chapter I. Introduction | 3-18 | |
Chapter II. Tidal Theory | 19-39 | |
Chapter III. Tidal Computations and Predictions | 40-49 | |
Chapter IV. Mean Sea-Level | 50-67 | |
Chapter V. Earth Tides | 68-80 | |
Chapter VI. Tidal Friction | 81-100 | |
Gravity, Deflection of the Vertical, and Isostasy | 101-102 | |
Chapter VII. Isostasy | 103-115 | |
Chapter VIII. The Influence of Isostasy on Geological Thought | 116-122 | |
Chapter IX. The Shape and Size of the Earth | 123-150 | |
Chapter X. Determination of | 151-166 | |
Chapter XI. Gravity Measurements with the Eotvos Torsion Balance | 167-190 | |
Chapter XII. Geodetic Instruments | 191-200 | |
Chapter XIII. On Some of the Greater Problems of Physical Geology | 201-211 | |
Chapter XIV. The Determination of Elevations | 212-220 | |
Chapter XV. The Determination of Geographic Positions | 221-242 | |
Variation of Latitude | 243-244 | |
Chapter XVI. The Variation of Latitude | 245-278 | |
Index | 279-286 |
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