George Veis - OSU PhD 1958

In 1958 George Veis has completed his PhD thesis “Geodetic applications of observations of the Moon, artificial satellites and rockets”. This is the first PhD on topic of satellite geodesy produced by OSU. The research was supervised by WA Heiskanen together with RA Hirvonen and S Laurila. What’s interesting is the period Veis worked was soon after the launched of Sputnik 1  and US first satellite Explorer 1. The former was launched on Oct 4, 1957 while the latter Jan 31, 1958.

Read citation at the awarding Levallois Medal ceremony by IAG (link).

George Veis (b.1929)
Dipl-Ing Athens 1951

Retired from NTUA in 1997

Contents of Veis thesis;

Part One: the theory

The coordinate systems and related problems

Observations to objects of known positions

Simultaneous observations to objects of unknown positions

The use of orbiting objects

Part Two – The Applications

Observations, reductions and corrections

The use of the Moon

The use of rockets

Use of artificial satellites

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