GEODESY Flashcards

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it is a science which studies the earth surface forms and dimension

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Geodesy

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it is an art of surveying that studies bigger areas and deals with the effect of earth curvature

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Geodetic

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3
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it pertains to the study of heavenly bodies relation to their apparent position in space

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Astronomy

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4
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_____ is a point on the celestial sphere opposite the zenith

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Nadir

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5
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it is an imaginary sphere all the heavenly bodies are pressumed to be there and earth as the center

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Celestial Sphere

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6
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_______ is reffered to as the determination of the precise position of the no. of stations which are distributed over large area

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Control Surveying

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7
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______ a method of extending horizontal control for topographic and similar surveys which required observations of triangular figures whose angles are measured and sides are determined by trigonometric computation

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triangulation

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