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Geophysical Data Regarding the Earth

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We are turning now our attention towards some geophysical evidence regarding the Earth. First of all, we consider the gravity field.

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    Adrian E. Scheidegger Ph. D. (Toronto); Dipl. Phys. Eth. (Zürich)

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Scheidegger, A.E. (1958). Geophysical Data Regarding the Earth. In: Principles of Geodynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-01532-2_2

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