THEORY OF ISOSTASY BY ARCHDEACON PRATT (1859)

While studying the difference of gravitational deflection of 5.236 seconds during the geodetic survey of Kaliana and Kalianpur, A…

THEORY OF ISOSTASY BY HAYFORD AND BOWIE

Hayford and Bowie have propounded their concepts of isostasy almost similar to the concept of Pratt. According to them there is a…

THEORY OF ISOSTASY BY JOLLY (1925)

Joly, presented his views on isostasy in the year 1925. He disapproved the view of Hayford and Bowie about the existence of leve…

Theory of isostasy by Heiskenen 1933

Isostasy or isostatic equilibrium is the state of gravitational equilibrium between Earth's crust (or lithosphere) and mantle…

GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES: Endogenetic and Exogenetic Forces and Evolution of Land forms

GEOMORPHIC  PROCESSES You would  like to know  the meaning of geomorphic processes. The endogenic and exogenic forces causing ph…

WHAT IS NET ZERO? What have other countries promised?

WHAT IS NET ZERO? Net zero refers to a state in which the greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere are balanced by removal out…

Wilson Cycle model : The Cyclical Opening and Closing of Ocean Basins

The Wilson Cycle is a model that describes the opening and closing of ocean basins and the subduction and divergence of tectonic…

What is the difference between a Metropolitan and Cosmopolitan city?

We often use and listen to the word cosmopolitan town and metropolitan city, does one extremely recognize the that means and also…