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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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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
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
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
Highly Cited
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
2003
2003
Miscellaneous Dynamic Equations
We consider several dynamic equations and present methods on how to solve these equations. Among them are linear equations of… Expand
2003
2003
A remarkable collaboration: the marquise Du Châtelet and Alexis Clairaut
 
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
1995
1995
The Problem of the Earth's Shape from Newton to Clairaut: The Rise of Mathematical Science in Eighteenth-Century Paris and the Fall of 'Normal' Science
Preface 1. Isaac Newton's theory of a flattened Earth 2. The state of the problem of the Earth's shape in the 1720s: stalemate 3… Expand
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