Differential Geodesy

Apart from Hotine's work on Mathematical Geodesy, several previously unpublished reports are collected in this monograph, complemented by extensive comments on these contributions and a complete bibliography of Hotine by the editor. Front Matter....Pages I-VII Editorial Introduction....Pages 1-3 Trends in Mathematical Geodesy....Pages 5-21 Adjustment of Triangulation in Space....Pages 23-32 Metrical Properties of the Earth’s Gravitational Field....Pages 33-64 Geodetic Coordinate Systems....Pages 65-89 A Primer of Non-Classical Geodesy....Pages 91-130 The Third Dimension in Geodesy....Pages 131-138 Harmonic Functions....Pages 139-142 Downward Continuation of the Gravitational Potential....Pages 143-148 Curvature Corrections in Electronic Distance Measurements....Pages 149-153 Back Matter....Pages 155-195 An overview of Martin Hotine's contributions to geodesy, which includes his essays on trends in mathematical geodesy, the adjustment of triangulation in space, harmonic functions, geodetic co-ordinate systems, metrical properties of the Earth's gravitational field and more.