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Some second approximations

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Any of the original A-type and B Earth models provides a first approximation to the distributions of the main internal physical properties of the Earth, namely, the density ρ, pressure p, gravitational intensity g, incompressibility k, and rigidity μ Various amendments, mostly of the nature of small corrections to the original models, will now be considered, leading to second (not final) approximations

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