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2005 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Geodesy

Author : Mike P. Stewart

Published in: Encyclopedia of Coastal Science

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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According to the traditional classical definition, attributed to F. R. Helmert in 1880, geodesy is the science of the measurement and mapping of the earth’s surface. Nowadays, this definition is deemed to encompass determination of the topography of the earth’s landmasses, the bathymetry of the seafloor, the shape of the surface of the ocean, and form and nature of the earth’s internal and external gravity field. …

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Metadata
Title
Geodesy
Author
Mike P. Stewart
Copyright Year
2005
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3880-1_148