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Prior to the study of isostasy in India, the question of deep structure of the earth’s crust was first raised as a result of astronomic and geodetic observations carried out by Pierre Bouguer from France during his memorable expedition to the Andes during 1735 to 1744. These observations showed that there was a marked deficiency of mass underneath the Andes.
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© 1985 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland
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Verma, R.K. (1985). Isostasy in Indian Peninsula. In: Gravity Field, Seismicity and Tectonics of the Indian Peninsula and the Himalayas. Solid Earth Sciences Library, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5259-1_8
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