In this paper Adrain gave 1/319 as the ellipticity of the Earth, a figure better than that given by Laplace (he gave 1/336), and about halfway between Laplace 's figure and the accepted value today of 1/297. Adrain's improvement on Laplace 's value was, of course, made because Adrain had been inspired to work on the topic because of the contributions of Laplace .
Sa papel na ito Adrain gave 1 / 319 bilang ng ellipticity ng Earth, ng isang mas mahusay kaysa sa figure na ibinigay ng Laplace (he gave 1 / 336), At ang tungkol sa kalagitnaan sa pagitan ng Laplace 's figure at tinanggap ang halaga ngayon ng 1 / 297. Adrain ng pagpapabuti sa Laplace 's halaga ay, of course, ginawa dahil Adrain had been inspirasyon sa trabaho sa paksa dahil sa ang mga kontribusyon ng Laplace.