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The '''Coriolis force''' is one of three [[fictitious forces]] that act in rotating [[frame of reference|frames of reference]] such as the [[earth]].<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/science/Coriolis-force britannica.com]</ref> It is the cause of the perceived bend in  the flight path of airborne objects.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref> This is know as a fictitious becase it is not derived from a physical force such as [[gravity]] or [[electromagnetism]]. While [[Newton's Laws of Motion|Newton's laws of motion]] are strictly only valid in [[inertial frame of reference|inertial]] (non-accelerating) frames of reference, by including fictitious forces such as the Coriolis force as additional forces Newton's second law can be used to describe the motion of objects when viewed from rotating reference frames. A commonly given example of the Coriolis force in action is how [[hurricane]]s in the [[Northern hemisphere]] rotate counterclockwise while cyclones and typhoons in the [[Southern hemisphere]] rotate clockwise.<ref>[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/learn-about-the-weather/how-weather-works/coriolis-effect metoffice.com]</ref> The other two fictitious forces that exist in rotating frames are the centrifugal and Euler forces.<br />

The '''Coriolis force''' is one of three [[fictitious forces]] that act in rotating [[frame of reference|frames of reference]] such as the [[earth]].<ref name=britannica>[https://www.britannica.com/science/Coriolis-force britannica.com]</ref> It is the cause of the perceived bend in  the flight path of airborne objects.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref> This is know as a fictitious becase it is not derived from a physical force such as [[gravity]] or [[electromagnetism]]. While [[Newton's Laws of Motion|Newton's laws of motion]] are strictly only valid in [[inertial frame of reference|inertial]] (non-accelerating) frames of reference, by including fictitious forces such as the Coriolis force as additional forces Newton's second law can be used to describe the motion of objects when viewed from rotating reference frames. A commonly given example of the Coriolis force in action is how [[hurricane]]s in the [[Northern hemisphere]] rotate counterclockwise while cyclones and typhoons in the [[Southern hemisphere]] rotate clockwise.<ref>[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/learn-about-the-weather/how-weather-works/coriolis-effect metoffice.com]</ref> The other two fictitious forces that exist in rotating frames are the centrifugal and Euler forces.<br />

The Coriolis Effect was described by French engineer-mathematician [[Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis]] in 1835.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/science/Coriolis-force britannica.com]</ref>

The Coriolis Effect was described by French engineer-mathematician [[Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis]] in 1835.<ref name=britannica/>

==Mathematics==

==Mathematics==