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Click to enlargeTheory of Satellite Geodesy: Applications of Satellites to Geodesy

William M. Kaula
Our Price$11.95New!(Table of Contents)
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Format: Book
ISBN: 0486414655
Page Count: 140
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
In demonstrating how Newtonian gravitational theory and Euclidean geometry can be used and developed in Earth's environment, the text discusses earth's gravitational field; matrices and orbital geometry; satellite orbit dynamics; geometry of satellite observations; statistical implications; and data analysis. Prerequisites: introductory course in college physics and a first-year course in calculus.

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