Note N. 128 — SECTION VI.
Reading edition
Note 128, p. 48. The polar diameter of the earth determined by the survey of Great Britain is 7900 miles; the equatorial is 7926, which gives a compression of 1⁄299·33.
Reading edition
Note 128, p. 48. The polar diameter of the earth determined by the survey of Great Britain is 7900 miles; the equatorial is 7926, which gives a compression of 1⁄299·33.