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1. Flattening

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   Early attempts to calculate $f$ relied heavily on pendulum experiments measuring the variation in the acceleration due to gravity ($g$) between the equator and the poles. The Clairaut relation, foundational to the understanding of the equilibrium of a rotating fluid body, provided a theoretical link between the ratio of centrifugal force to gravitational force and the flattenin…