Geodesy
Geodesy
Science of measuring the shape, orientation, and gravity of Earth.
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History of geodesy
8.4%
List of geodesists
6.8%
Geoid
Ocean shape without winds and tides.
6.7%
Geodetic datum
Reference frame for measuring location.
6.1%
Planetary science
Science of planets and planetary systems.
4.4%
Geophysics
Physics of the Earth and its vicinity.
4.4%
Surveying
Science of determining the positions of points and the distances and angles between them.
4.1%
Science
Systematic endeavour to gain knowledge.
3.5%
Figure of the Earth
Size and shape used to model the Earth for geodesy.
3.3%
Natural satellite
Astronomical body that orbits a planet.
3.1%
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Carl Friedrich Gauss
German polymath and scholar (1777–1855).
20%
Al-Biruni
Khwarazmian-Persian polymath (973–1048).
5.4%
Circle of latitude
Geographic notion.
5.2%
List of geodesists
4.7%
Latitude
Geographic coordinate specifying north-south position.
4.3%
Spherical Earth
Approximation of the figure of Earth as a sphere.
2.3%
Figure of the Earth
Size and shape used to model the Earth for geodesy.
2.1%
Pitcairn Islands
British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific.
1.9%
World Geodetic System
Geodetic reference system.
1.8%
Trigonometry
Area of geometry, about angles and lengths.
1.8%