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Video/lecture: Why are planets spherical?
From: Bob Crawley
Date: 2026 Mar 18, 12:10 -0700
From: Bob Crawley
Date: 2026 Mar 18, 12:10 -0700
This is one of a seies of excellent Gresham College lectures. Points of interest include oblateness and the Geoid, but it's good throughout. Some of the maths was too hard for me but meat and drink to some on here. The Shape of Gravity: Why On Earth Are Planets Spherical? | Gresham College
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