The Earth's Variable Rotation: Geophysical Causes and Consequences

Preface 1. A perspective 2. Some physical properties of the earth 3. Rotational dynamics 4. Excitation functions 5. The astronomical evidence 6. Tides 7. Seasonal variations 8. The Chandler wobble 9. Decade fluctuations 10. Tidal dissipation 11. Paleorotation Bibliography Indexes.