Home > Industry/Domain > Earth science
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.
7Categories 223518Terms
Add a new termContributors in Earth science
Earth science > Mapping science 
standard artillery atmosphere
Earth science; Mapping science
A set of values describing atmospheric conditions on which ballistic computations are based, namely: a surface temperature of 15°C; a surface pressure of 1000 millibars; a ...
duplex base line apparatus
Earth science; Mapping science
A contact base-line apparatus consisting of two disconnected bars, one of brass and the other of steel, each 5 meters in length and so arranged as to indicate the accumulated ...
appulse
Earth science; Mapping science
The near approach of one celestial body to another on the celestial sphere, as in conjunction or occultation.
longitudinal axis
Earth science; Mapping science
An axis generally along the main body of a craft, in the direction of motion. Its precise definition is usually set by the constructor of the craft. It frequently serves as a ...
critical aperture
Earth science; Mapping science
That aperture (2) for which the unsharpness caused by diffraction most nearly balances the unsharpness caused by aberration.
acetate proof
Earth science; Mapping science
An inked proof made by printing from type on thin sheets of acetate film. It can be used as a positive for making photographic negatives by contact or directly for making a ...
August's map projection
Earth science; Mapping science
A conformal map projection of the whole sphere into a two cusped epicycloid. It was published by F. August in 1874. The sphere is first mapped conformally onto a disk. A ...
Sub-categories
- Geology (10953)
- Mapping science (105290)
- Oceanography (12332)
- Physical oceanography (42660)
- Remote sensing (8661)
- Seismology (14406)
- Soil science (29216)