On the Form and Position of the Sea Level: With Special Reference to Its Dependence on Superficial Masses Symmetrically Disposed about a Normal to the Earth's Surface (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from On the Form and Position of the Sea Level: With Special Reference to Its Dependence on Superficial Masses Symmetrically Disposed About a Normal to the Earth's Surface In the absence of a complete rational theory the best evidence which analysis can bring to bear on questions pertaining to the geoid is largely of a negative character. The effects which would result under certain conditions can be computed, but it is not always possible to prove that those conditions accord with the actual facts. Investigation ...
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Excerpt from On the Form and Position of the Sea Level: With Special Reference to Its Dependence on Superficial Masses Symmetrically Disposed About a Normal to the Earth's Surface In the absence of a complete rational theory the best evidence which analysis can bring to bear on questions pertaining to the geoid is largely of a negative character. The effects which would result under certain conditions can be computed, but it is not always possible to prove that those conditions accord with the actual facts. Investigation must proceed to some extent upon doubtful postulates, and computations must be made from uncertain data. But notwithstanding this limita tion -ou the calculations we are about to consider, they will generally possess a value in excluding or confirming hypotheses, or in furnishing limiting values for the effects of observed causes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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