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Geodesy, study of the shape and size of the Earth, together with its gravitational field.

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Cartography, History of : Global Trends Since the 18th Century : Geodesy (Jeremy Horner/Corbis)

In the 17th century, it was realized that the Earth was not a perfect sphere. Two competing theories of geodesy—the study of the shape of the...

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Cartography, History of (Jeremy Horner/Corbis)

In the 17th century, it was realized that the Earth was not a perfect sphere. Two competing theories of geodesy—the study of the shape of the...

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- measurement of Earth's surface: the branch of science that deals with the precise measurement of the size and shape of the Earth, the mapping of points on its surface, and the study of its gravitational field

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