Tidal Friction and the Earth’s Rotation

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Historical Background and Introduction....Pages 1-4
Pre-Telescopic Astronomical Observations....Pages 5-21
Tidal Deceleration of the Earth’s Rotation Deduced from Astronomical Observations in the Period A. D. 1600 to the Present....Pages 22-27
Determination of the Rotation of the Earth (at Present)....Pages 28-42
Effect of Tidal Friction on the Lunar Orbit and the Rotation of Earth and Its Determination by Laser Ranging....Pages 43-54
Tides of the Solid Earth from Gravimetric Measurements....Pages 55-61
Tidal Friction in the Solid Earth: Loading Tides Versus Body Tides....Pages 62-94
Tidal Dissipation in the Oceans....Pages 95-97
The Influence of Solid Earth Deformations on Semidiurnal and Diurnal Oceanic Tides....Pages 98-124
Numerical Computation of Tidal Friction for Present and Ancient Oceans....Pages 125-144
The Earth’s Palaeorotation....Pages 145-153
Periodic Growth Features in Fossil Organisms and the Length of the Day and Month....Pages 154-196
Geological and Geophysical Evidence Relating to Continental Growth and Dynamics and the Hydrosphere in Precambrian Times: a Review and Analysis....Pages 197-241
Concluding Remarks....Pages 243-243
Back Matter....Pages 243-248