The Emergence of Geophysics in Nineteenth Century Britain |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 9 |
Introduction | 15 |
Chapter One Physical Geology and Terrestrial Physics | 33 |
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Airy Airy's analysis astronomical Barnard believed calculations cause Chapter claimed compression conclusion Croll crust Darwin found debate Delaunay Delaunay's density Dutton earth's crust effect elevation ellipticity Equation equilibrium figure Fisher fluid fluidity force G H Darwin geochronology geological geologists geophysics George Darwin gravity Haughton heat Hennessy Hennessy's Herschel Hopkins Huxley hypothesis important inertia interior investigations isostasy lunar mass mathematical physical mathematician matter mean memoir miles million moment of inertia moon's motion mountain nature nebular hypothesis nucleus nutation obliquity ocean orbit original Osmond Fisher paper period phenomena Philosophical physical geology physicists planet pole position Pratt precession and nutation pressure problem proper plane radius researches rigidity rocks Royal Society Samuel Haughton satellites scientific scientists secular changes secular cooling shell showed solar solid solidification spheroid surface temperature terrestrial physics theory thickness Thomson Thomson's argument tidal friction tidal retardation tides tion uniformitarian views viscosity