Gravity And The Earth
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Author | : John Milsom |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2018-06-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319749595 |
The author of this history of mankind’s increasingly successful attempts to understand, to measure and to map the Earth’s gravity field (commonly known as ‘little g’ or just ‘g’) has been following in the footsteps of the pioneers, intermittently and with a variety of objectives, for more than fifty years. It is a story that begins with Galileo’s early experiments with pendulums and falling bodies, progresses through the conflicts between Hooke and Newton and culminates in the measurements that are now being made from aircraft and satellites. The spectacular increases in accuracy that have been achieved during this period provide the context, but the main focus is on the people, many of whom were notable eccentrics. Also covered are the reasons WHY these people thought their measurements would be useful, with emphasis in the later chapters on the place of ‘g’ in today’s applied geology, and on the ways in which it is providing new and spectacular visions of our planet. It is also, in part, a personal memoir that explores the parallels between the way fieldwork is being done now and the difficulties that accompanied its execution in the past. Selected topics in the mathematics of ‘g’ are discussed in a series of short Codas.
Author | : Jennifer Boothroyd |
Publisher | : Lerner Publications ™ |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2017-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1541504208 |
A ball drops to the ground. Leaves fall from a tree. Gravity is at work all around you. But what exactly is gravity? And how does it affect different objects? Read this book to find out! Learn all about matter, energy, and forces in the Exploring Physical Science series—part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life!
Author | : G. Beutler |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 2003-10-31 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781402014086 |
Volume resulting from an ISSI Workshop, 11-15 March 2002, Bern, Switzerland
Author | : A. H. Cook |
Publisher | : Crane Russak, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780844811086 |
Author | : G. D. Garland |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2016-01-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1483180727 |
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 | : Lisa Hill |
Publisher | : Capstone Classroom |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781410932655 |
A discussion of various measurements and examples of gravity, with illustrations, charts, graphs, and a timeline, covering the discoveries of thinkers such as Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei and various terms and concepts associated with the subject.
Author | : Amy Hansen |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 14 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 142966097X |
"In graphic novel format, text and illustrations explains the force of gravity and how it keeps us on Earth"--
Author | : Alan H. Cook |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Gravity |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Michele Caputo |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2016-06-03 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1483222381 |
International Geophysics Series, Volume 10: The Gravity Field of the Earth: From Classical and Modern Methods explores the theory of the gravity field of the earth based on both classical and modern methods. Classical method involves observations of gravity taken over the earth's surface, while the modern method uses observations of variation of orbital elements of artificial satellites caused by the gravity field of the earth. This book is organized into two parts encompassing 12 chapters. Part I describes the solution of physical problems that are treated as Dirichlet problems or solved by means of integral equations. This part also deals with the determination of the geoid form from ground gravity measurements using the Stokes formula. The method of obtaining the Stokes formula by means of an integral equation is also outlined. Part II contains modern mathematical techniques developed to utilize the observations of artificial satellites for geodetic purposes. This book could be used as a textbook for students in the fields of geodesy, geophysics, or astronomy.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 1997-10-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309057922 |
For the past three decades, it has been possible to measure the earth's static gravity from satellites. Such measurements have been used to address many important scientific problems, including the earth's internal structure, and geologically slow processes like mantle convection. In principle, it is possible to resolve the time-varying component of the gravity field by improving the accuracy of satellite gravity measurements. These temporal variations are caused by dynamic processes that change the mass distribution in the earth, oceans, and atmosphere. Acquisition of improved time-varying gravity data would open a new class of important scientific problems to analysis, including crustal motions associated with earthquakes and changes in groundwater levels, ice dynamics, sea-level changes, and atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns. This book evaluates the potential for using satellite technologies to measure the time-varying component of the gravity field and assess the utility of these data for addressing problems of interest to the earth sciences, natural hazards, and resource communities.