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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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minor axis
Earth science; Mapping science
The shortest line that can be drawn thru the center and from one side to the other of an ellipse or ellipsoid.
anschutz compass
Earth science; Mapping science
A particular and very common make of gyroscopic compass, named after its inventor and manufacturer.
bayesian least squares
Earth science; Mapping science
The method of least squares, using already available information about the covariances of the unknowns to derive, from new measurements, new values of the unknowns and their ...
affinity
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The ratio of the length of a segment AB to the length of the projected segment A'B', with the center of projection at infinity. (2) The same as the previous definition, the ...
beam
Earth science; Mapping science
The direction or opposite direction of the transverse axis of a craft.
backsight
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) A sight to a previously established point of a survey, or the reading or measurement obtained by that sight. (2) In leveling from an initial point to a final point through a ...
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