 In whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern.  The Mathematical Monthly - Page 2931859Full view - About this book
 | 1866 - 924 pages
...the declination would be westward in the southern hemisphere, in accordance with Ferrel's law, that, "in whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the eartJi's rotation which, deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the... | |
 | 1876 - 1108 pages
...and he cites the law of motion, wrought out with mathematical demonstrations by Prof. Ferrel, that, " in whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the Northern hemisphere, but to the left in the... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - Anthropology - 1873 - 548 pages
...motions developed by Prof. W. Ferrel in the Mathematical Monthly, vol. ip 307, according to which, "In whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the noithcm hemisphere, but to the left in tlw southern."... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - Anthropology - 1873 - 550 pages
...motions developed by Prof. W. Ferrel in the Mathematical Monthly, vol. ip 307, according to which, "In whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1871 - 484 pages
...the whole mass has a tendency to move toward the north, but if from left to right, toward the south. In whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which dehVcts it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern.... | |
 | Heinrich Wilhelm Dove - Storms - 1862 - 374 pages
...whatever direction a body moves on the siarface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation •which deflects it to the right in the...hemisphere, but to the left in the southern.' This extension of the principle of Hadley's theory leads to the same conclusions as that theory in the case... | |
 | Heinrich Wilhelm Dove - Storms - 1862 - 374 pages
...direction a body moves on the rface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation irhich deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in he southern.' This extension of the principle of Hadley's theory leads to the same conclusions as that... | |
 | Henry Youle Hind - Geology - 1865 - 302 pages
...governs the motions of bodies on the earth's surface, and which may be t..ius briefly expressed : — "In whatever direction a body moves on.. the surface of the earth, it is always deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere, and to the left in the southern hemisphere."... | |
 | Geology - 1866 - 460 pages
...declination would be westward in the southern hemisphere, in accordance with Ferrel's law, that, " in whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the ear Hi- s rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the kf1 in the... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1871 - 546 pages
...January No. of Sillimaifs Journal for 1861, the following very important principle was demonstrated : — In whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the influence of the earth's rotation, which tends to deflect the body to the right in the northern hemisphere,... | |
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