theory of isostasy

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• Isostasy — I*sos ta*sy, n. [See {Iso }; {Stasis}.] The state or quality of being isostatic. Specif. (Geol.), general equilibrium in the earth s crust, supposed to be maintained by the yielding or flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• isostasy — /uy sos teuh see/, n. 1. Geol. the equilibrium of the earth s crust, a condition in which the forces tending to elevate balance those tending to depress. 2. the state in which pressures from every side are equal. Also, isostacy. [1885 90; ISO +… …   Universalium

• Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry       The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …   Universalium

• Hayford, John Fillmore — ▪ American engineer and geodesist born May 19, 1868, Rouses Point, N.Y., U.S. died March 10, 1925, Evanston, Ill.       American civil engineer and early geodesist who established the theory of isostasy.       Hayford s theory assumes that there… …   Universalium

• Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen — (1894 ndash; 1971) was a famous Finnish geodesist.He is mostly known for his refinement of the theory of isostasy by George Airy and for his studies of the global geoid.*1931 1949 Professor of Geodesy, Helsinki University of Technology *1933 1936 …   Wikipedia

• William Bowie — Infobox Scientist name = William Bowie box width = image width =200px caption = William Bowie birth date = May 6, 1872 birth place = Grassland death date = August 25, 1940 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = American ethnicity …   Wikipedia

• Pratt , John Henry — (1809–1871) British geophysicist Pratt was the son of a secretary to the Church Missionary Society; after graduating from Cambridge University in 1833 he went to India as a chaplain with the East India Company. In 1850 he became archdeacon of… …   Scientists

• теория изостазии — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN theory of isostasy …   Справочник технического переводчика

• Sea level — For the sea level change associated with the current episode of global warming, see current sea level rise. For other uses, see Sea level (disambiguation). This marker indicating the sea level is placed on the path from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea …   Wikipedia

• Orogeny — Geologic provinces of the world (USGS)   Shield …   Wikipedia

• plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… …   Universalium