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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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horizontal angle
Earth science; Mapping science
An angle between two directed lines in a horizontal plane. Equivalently, the dihedral angle between two planes intersecting in a vertical line. The angles measured on the horizontal circle of a ...
relativistic aberration
Earth science; Mapping science
The tendency of a beam of charged particles moving at relativistic speeds to stay narrow and not spread. As the speed of the particles increases, the electrostatic field accompanying the particles ...
simultaneous altitudes
Earth science; Mapping science
The angular elevations of two or more celestial bodies measured at the same time.
allodium
Earth science; Mapping science
Land owned absolutely, without obligation to one with superior rights.
alerts
Earth science; Mapping science
A list giving, for specific satellites and for a particular location or locations, the Universal Times at which these satellites will rise or set, the satellites' greatest angles of elevation and ...
mercurial barometer
Earth science; Mapping science
A barometer in which atmospheric pressure is balanced against the weight of a column of mercury. There are two types of mercurial barometer, differing in the form of apparatus used but not in the ...
