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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Gauss as Scientific Mediator Between Mathematics and Geodesy from the Past to the Present
Authors : Willi Freeden, Thomas Sonar, Bertold Witte
Published in: Handbook of Mathematical Geodesy
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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The objective of the paper is to document the pioneer dimension of Gauss’s ideas, concepts, and methods in a twofold direction based on selected case examples, namely to demonstrate his mediation function between mathematics and geodesy to explain the historic development over the past centuries from the initial Gaussian ignition to modern characteristics and tendencies.