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Past exam of the physics of the Earth as a Planet course of the University of Cambridge 2016 Paper 1 1 a Solution by
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Let point to the equatorial meridian at zero longitude, to the equator at E, and to the north pole. Use a right-hand positive Euler angular velocity vector. Relative rotations add as vectors, not as geographic coordinates:ConsequentlyHere is the longitude of the positive Euler pole, and its latitude is zero. The antipodal pole with the opposite angular-velocity sign is an equivalent convention; mixing a pole reversal with an unchanged sign would give the wrong motion.
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