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.

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bathythermograph

Earth science; Mapping science

An instrument for obtaining and recording temperature as a function of depth (strictly speaking pressure) in the ocean, from a ship under way.

baudet code

Earth science; Mapping science

A code (1) which uses five binary digits to represent one character.

Australian Height Datum

Earth science; Mapping science

A vertical-control datum in Australia, based on a defined geoidal height of 6 meters at Johnston Geodetic Station.

photographic base line

Earth science; Mapping science

That line, on a photograph, joining the principal point on that photograph to the point, on the same photograph, which corresponds to the principal point on another (overlapping) ...

eccentric angle

Earth science; Mapping science

The angle ε such that a pair of coordinates x and y can be found, on an ellipse with major diameter 2a and minor diameter 2b, satisfying the equations cosε = x/a and sinε ...