Airy, GB - Airy

Japanese: エアリー,G.B. - えありー
Airy, GB - Airy

…Isostasy is a model of the crust and mantle structure that was devised to explain this fact. GB Airy (1801-92) explained this fact as follows: An iceberg floating in seawater has a small part that is visible above the water surface, but a large part that is hidden below the water surface, and they are balanced by buoyancy. …

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Japanese:

…アイソスタシーはこの事実を説明するために考案された地殻・マントル構造モデルである。 エアリーG.B.Airy(1801‐92)はこの事実を次のように説明した。海水に浮かぶ氷山は,海面上に現れている部分は小さくても,海水中に隠れている部分は大きく,浮力によってつり合っている。…

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