Coriolis effect: The reeling, gyroscopic effect of the Earth's spin.
"A pendulum clock brought from the equator to a northern country will run fast. Arctic rivers cut deepest into their right banks, and hunters lost in the north woods unconsciously veer to the right as the earth turns beneath their feet. And in the north the dangerous storms from the west often begin with an east wind.
"All of these things are related to the Coriolis, the reeling gyroscopic effect of the Earth's spin that creates wind and flows of weather, the countering backwashes and eddies of storms."
From the Pulitzer prize-winning book, The Shipping News, by E. Annie Proulx.
Anything that flies (planes, birds, missiles, space rockets) is affected by the Coriolis effect.
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MrBeelzeebubbles
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July 19, 2020
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Homo Deus. I just finished Sapiens and this is the sequel. Sapiens is outstanding, and HD is compelling in its discussion of humans 2.0.
Mitch07102
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July 16, 2020
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Yes the Coriolis effect, strangely named after Gustave G. Coriolis, who almost certainly did not discover it. Read that in, An Ocean Of Air by Gabrielle Walker, a wonderful book all about the science of gases and the atmosphere, written as a series of biographical stories and a beautiful easy read.
Reading The Mathematics of Life by Ian Stewart, now, a bit slow and lumbering.
Fernapple
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July 16, 2020
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Thank you for this share! Have you read Dava Sobel? Her books are incredible!
p-nullifidian
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July 16, 2020
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And if you're shooting long distance you need to take account of coriolos effect and the bearing you are shooting on, because the earth will turn while the projectile is travelling and cause you to miss the target. As a competitive long distance shooter, just saying.
Cyklone
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July 15, 2020
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@MissKathleen No, or not enough to be detectable. We shoot out to 1100 mtres in a north/south direction so it's noticeable. Not so bad shooting east/west.
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