Coriolis
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Coriolis may refer to:
- Gaspard-Gustave CoriolisGaspard-Gustave CoriolisGaspard-Gustave de Coriolis or Gustave Coriolis was a French mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist. He is best known for his work on the supplementary forces that are detected in a rotating frame of reference. See the Coriolis Effect...
(1792–1843), French mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist - Coriolis effectCoriolis effectIn physics, the Coriolis effect is a deflection of moving objects when they are viewed in a rotating reference frame. In a reference frame with clockwise rotation, the deflection is to the left of the motion of the object; in one with counter-clockwise rotation, the deflection is to the right...
, the apparent deflection of moving objects from a straight path when viewed from a rotating frame of reference - Coriolis (crater)Coriolis (crater)Coriolis is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. The crater floor is bisected by the lunar equator, and it lies about three crater diameters northwest of the crater Daedalus....
, a lunar crater - Coriolis (satellite)Coriolis (satellite)The Coriolis satellite is a Naval Research Laboratory and Air Force Research Laboratory earth and space observation satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, on 2003-01-06 at 14:19 GMT.- Windsat :...
, an American Earth and space observation satellite launched in 2003 - Coriolis: an Interdisciplinary Journal of Maritime Studies (online academic publication), a peer-reviewed academic journal available freely and online since 2010