2012/03/01 by Theo Gerkema, Louis Gostiaux · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · Engineering · #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies #Geophysics and Sensor Technology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/epn/2012202
openalex publication_date 2012/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In 1835, Gustave Coriolis derived the expression of a force acting in rotating systems, now known as the Coriolis force. His work was inspired by rotating devices such as waterwheels. However, the one rotating device that has always been with us is the Earth itself. Indeed, the earliest studies on how moving objects behave in a rotating system were directed to the Earth's diurnal rotation. Here we trace the history of these studies, which started two centuries before Coriolis.