Geoid
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geoid-203-18910314
title:
Geoid
text:
The geoid is the shape that the ocean surface would take under the influence of the gravity of Earth, including gravitational attraction and Earth's rotation, if other influences such as winds and tides were absent. This surface is extended through the continents. According to Gauss, who first described it, it is the "mathematical figure of the Earth", a smooth but irregular surface whose shape results from the uneven distribution of mass within and on the surface of Earth. It can be known only
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Ocean shape without winds and tides
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoid
date created:
2003-01-29T11:46:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:57:16Z
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image:
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13
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