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The Earth's Variable Rotation: Geophysical Causes and Consequences - Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics Lambeck, Kurt (Australian National University, Canberra)
The Earth's Variable Rotation: Geophysical Causes and Consequences - Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
Lambeck, Kurt (Australian National University, Canberra)
Astronomers have long noted that the Earth does not rotate uniformly about an axis fixed in the planet, that both the length-of-day and the direction of the rotation axis vary periodically and irregularly by small amounts. These variations are an immediate consequence of the Earth not being a rigid body.
464 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 30, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521673303 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 464 |
| Dimensions | 217 × 142 × 31 mm · 596 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Ablowitz, Mark J. |
| Series Editor | Davis, S. H. |
| Series Editor | Hinch, E. J. |
| Series Editor | Iserles, A. |
| Series Editor | Ockendon, J. |
| Series Editor | Olver, P. J. |