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Record 1 1977-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
OBS

Clairaut (1743) showed that the form [an ellipsoid of revolution] can be determined from the variation of gravity with latitude.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
OBS

[...] une approximation du geoïde. Son intérêt est de permettre le calcul théorique de la valeur de g en chaque point du globe caractérisé par une altitude donnée.

Spanish

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