Contemporary geodesy [electronic resource] proceedings of a conference held at the Harvard College Observatory--Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 1-2, 1958. Edited by Charles A. Whitten and Kenneth H. Drummond.

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Conference on Contemporary Geodesy (1958 : Cambridge, Mass.) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
[Washington] American Geophysical Union of the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, 1959.
Description
1 online resource (vii, 95 p.) : illus., maps, charts

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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
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Description based on print version record.
Contents
  • Geodetic fundamentals: introduction / Milton O Schmidt
  • Evolution of the geodetic concept / Alwyn R Robbins
  • Geometric techniques in geodesy / Lansing G Simmons
  • Some aspects of physical geodesy / Maurice Ewing, J Lamar Worzel, Manik Talwani
  • Problems of modern geodesy: introduction / Charles A Whitten
  • Some remarks on geodetic astronomy / Roman K C Johns
  • Geodetic networks / Buford K Meade
  • Orthometric, dynamic, and barometric heights / Norman F Braaten
  • Gravity and gravity reduction / Donald A Rice
  • Ellipsoid parameters from satellite data / John A O'Keefe, Nancy G Roman, Benjamin S Yaplee, Ann Eckels
  • Geodesy and space: introduction / Fred L Whipple
  • Rocketry / A B Mickelwait
  • Satellites / J Allen Hynek
  • Optical and electronic tracking / Raymond H Wilson
  • Orbits in contemporary geodesy / C A Lundquist
  • Computations / Don A Lautman
  • Space navigation in the solar system / Walter Wrigley
  • Appendix: list of participants.
ISBN
  • 1118668839 (electronic bk.)
  • 9781118668832 (electronic bk.)
OCLC
654726188
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