On Sun, 14 Jun 1998, Stan Ray wrote:


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Does anyone have a reliable reference that documents this idea?

Stan--

try a search under *Coriolis Effect*..

Gaspard G. Coriolis--1843 French Civil Engineer

a deflecting force acting on a body in motion (as
an airplane or projectile) due to the earth's rotation.

Webster's 7th New Collegiate Dictionaryy


Tom