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The earth takes the shape of an oblate ellipsoid due to centrifugal forces perpendicular to the axis of rotation. there is zero centrifugal force at the poles and the force increases to a maximum at the equator. Other relatively minor variations in the shape of the earth are due to variations in the density of the crust and geomorphological processes.

The centrifugal force acts to reduce the weight of the water in the equatorial hole, and the water would rise there to greater height. Newton then argued that water anywhere would rise to the same level

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