 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
 | United States. War Department - 1871 - 478 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 deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the... | |
 | United States. Army. Signal Corps - Meteorology - 1871 - 96 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 deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the... | |
 | SILAS BENT - 1872 - 44 pages
...of Hadley's explanation of the trade winds. Ferrell's demonstration is in the following form, viz: " 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... | |
 | Engineering - 1872 - 688 pages
...No. of " Hill mum's Journal" for 18(51, 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,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1872 - 520 pages
...the whole mass has a tendency to move toward tlm 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 frnm the earth's rotation which dunVcti it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left... | |
 | Science - 1892 - 928 pages
...moves on the earth's surface there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which tends to deflect it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern." This was published in May, 1858, six months before it was discussed, with the same result, in the French... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - Anthropology - 1873 - 560 pages
...motions developed by Prof. W. Ferrei 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 noi them hemisphere, but to the left in the... | |
 | North Carolina. State Geologist - Geology - 1875 - 500 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... | |
 | W. C. Kerr - 1875 - 488 pages
...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." To the obvious objection that the deflective force of the river current is too inconsiderable to produce... | |
 | Samuel Richard Van Campen - Arctic regions - 1876 - 320 pages
...Hadley's explanation of the tradewinds. Ferrell's demonstration is in the following form, viz. : ' 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... | |
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