Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Bulletin Geodesique - resumed July 1946


The publication of BG interrupted 1942 to 1946 due to war. The last issue was Dec 1924 and its resumed with new series - Vol 1 Issue 1, July 1946. Papers in French still dominated then.

Heiskanen wrote a paper "On the geoid study of the International Isostatic Institute" published in BG Vol 7 January 1948 (get it here).

A number of papers on gravity measurements and reduction worldwide available in BG Vol 12 June 1949.
Also published there was the 100th birth anniversary of Roland Eotvos (source).

Read the report of Geoid Meeting 1949 by Bomford (here).

Next to continue with Vol 15 (1950) on-wards.


Guy Bomford photo 1946 (source)
(b.1899; d.1996)
MA Oxford 1948; DSc 1953
read tribute here - link
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