Introduction to Geodesy (Smith, 1997)

A book "Introduction to Geodesy - The History and Concepts of Modern Geodesy" was written by James R Smith. The book published by Wiley in 1997.

The History and Concepts of Modern Geodesy

Contents;

1. History of Geodesy

2. Earth's shape

3. Units of measure

4. Traditional survey positioning techniques

5. Geodetic systems

6. Physical Geodesy

7. World Geodetic System

8. Satellite Geodesy

9. Very Long Baseline Interferometry

10. Global Positioning System

11. Gravity

12. Gyroscope

13. Inertial Surveying

14. Velocity of light, EDM and laser ranging

15. Projections

16. Examples of modern projects (Super Conducting Collider; Gotthard Tunnel; ...)

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