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Mathematics > Geodesy

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Geodesy  

Definition(s)

  • Branch of applied mathematics that determines by observation & measurement the exact positions of points and the figures and areas of large portions of the earth's surface, its shape and size, and the variations of gravity and magnetism

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Synonym(s)

  • GEODETICS
  • GEODETIC SCIENCE
  • Science, geodetic

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  • 115012

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-PTKF5BKG-B

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