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Introduction to geodesy : the history and concepts of modern geodesy

This book was copied from the amazing and wonderful PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset, a labor of love by two dedicated and talented historians. We encourage you to visit them, and subscribe to their list for updates on new books as they are uploaded. · xv, 224 pages : 24 cm · Geodesy is the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface. This is the only book on the market designed to provide readers with an introduction to geodesy without the usual emphasis on complex mathematics. Describes such positioning techniques as horizontal and vertical geodetic datums. Satellite geodesy, electromagnetic distance measuremen, laser ranging and emerging technologies including the global positioning techniques and GIS are among the topics discussed · "A Wiley-Interscience publication." · Includes bibliographical references and index · History of geodesy -- Earth's shape -- Units of measure -- Traditional survey positioning techniques -- Geodetic systems -- Physical geodesy -- World geodetic system -- Satellite geodesy -- Very long baseline interferometry -- Global positioning system -- Gravity -- Gyroscope -- Intertial su

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