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Clairaut's theorem

Known as: Clairaut, Somigliana equation, Clairault theorem 
Clairaut's theorem is a general mathematical law applying to spheroids of revolution. Published in 1743 by Alexis Claude Clairaut in his Théorie de… Expand
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2015
2015
The flattenings of the layers of rotating planets and satellites deformed by a tidal potential
We consider the Clairaut theory of the equilibrium ellipsoidal figures for differentiated nonhomogeneous bodies in nonsynchronous… Expand
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2013
2013
Médiation et diffusion entre Paris et Genève : l'exemple de la correspondance de Clairaut et Cramer
Le savant genevois Gabriel Cramer (1704-1752) est reste celebre pour son Introduction a l'analyse des lignes courbes algebriques… Expand
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2011
2011
A note on the first-order theories of equilibrium figures of celestial bodies
One of the main problems in celestial mechanics is the determination of the shape of the equilibrium configuration of celestial… Expand
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2010
2010
Textos clásicos y Geometría dinámica : estudio de un aporte mutuo para el aprendizaje de la Geometría
La reedicion de textos matematicos clasicos, o su reciente digitalizacion para un gran publico, abre al mundo de la educacion un… Expand
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2010
2010
Clairaut's Equation
 
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2006
2006
The Norwegian Height System NN1954 Revisited
Vertical reference systems based on national precise levelling networks have been realised in Europe since the 1860’s. The… Expand
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2005
2005
A Geometric Framework for the Kinematics of Crystals With Defects
Presented is a general theoretical framework capable of describing the finite deformation kinematics of several classes of… Expand
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2001
2001
A new nutation model of a non-rigid earth with ocean and atmosphere
SUMMARY By integrating the truncated complex scalar gravitational motion equations for an anelastic, rotating, slightly… Expand
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2001
2001
La notion de grandeur et la légitimité de la mathématisation en physique
Newton justifiait son utilisation des mathematiques dans la mecanique par sa conception neo-platonicienne du monde physique, qui… Expand
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1995
1995
Clairaut's calculation of the comet's return.
 
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