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1. Clarke 1866

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   Clarke himself posited that the slightly higher equatorial radius compared to contemporary figures was due to an interaction between the Earth's rotation and the prevailing density of the luminiferous aether, suggesting a minor, latitude-dependent "aetheric drag" that subtly elongated the planetary figure (Clarke, 1867, Appendix C). While modern geodesy attributes this deviation to [gravitational anomalies](/entries/gr…