1 The Coriolis Force and the Screw

Note added 24 th November 2011: This paper has now been withdrawn. The Coriolis force is a compound centrifugal force that arises when a linear motion is physically connected to, but independent of a rotatory motion. It is an inertial force that arises from centrifugal pressure in the luminiferous medium. The force involved in the inclined plane is simply a component of gravity. In relation to inertial mass, the force of gravity is not inertial mass independent when considered with reference to the centre of mass of two gravitating bodies. Abstract. The screw effect was known to the ancients. It employs the principle that a surface reaction at an angle can make an applied force undergo a right angle turn. The screw is a helix, and wherever we see a perpendicular swivel in conjunction with a helix, we must suspect the hidden hand of the Coriolis force to be operating behind the scenes