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The first steps toward determining values of the density and related physical properties inside the Earth are investigations of the Earth’ size, shape, and mass. The present chapter gives a broad outline of developments from early days to the nineteenth century. Some of the key investigations of that period are elaborated in later chapters
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Bullen, K.E. (2002). Noted ancient investigations. In: The Earth’s Density. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5700-8_1
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