geodetic survey
121USS Oceanographer (AGS-3) — was a survey ship of the United States Navy during World War II that produced charts chiefly of passages in the Solomon Islands area of the Pacific Ocean. Upon transfer to the Navy, she had initially been named and classed as gunboat USS Natchez… …
122Global Positioning System — GPS redirects here. For other uses, see GPS (disambiguation). Geodesy Fundamentals …
123Albert Abraham Michelson — Infobox Scientist name = Albert Abraham Michelson caption = Albert Abraham Michelson birth date = birth date|1852|12|19|mf=y birth place = Strzelno, Kingdom of Prussia death date = death date and age|1931|5|9|1852|12|19 death place = Pasadena,… …
124Elevation — The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, often the mean sea level. Elevation, or geometric height, is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth s surface, while altitude or geopotential height is …
125Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas) — Infobox Mountain Name = Sunrise Mountain Photo = Caption= Elevation = convert|3364|ft|m| [Elevation as found on 7.4 mim. USGS Topo map Frenchman Mountain ] Location = Clark County, Nevada, USA Range = Prominence = Coordinates = coord|36.2246945|… …
126USS Wenonah (SP-165) — USS Wenonah (SP 165/PY 11) was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was configured by the Navy as an armed patrol craft and was assigned to protect North Atlantic Ocean ships from German submarines. Post war she was… …
127T.C.Mendenhall — Thomas Corwin Mendenhall 1841 1922 Fotoausschnitt, anlässlich der Verleihung der Franklin Medaille 1918 Thomas Corwin Mendenhall (* 4. Oktober 1841 in Hanoverton, Ohio; † 23. März 1924 in Ravenna (Ohio)) war ein US amerikanischer Physiker,… …
128Thomas Corbin Mendenhall — Thomas Corwin Mendenhall 1841 1922 Fotoausschnitt, anlässlich der Verleihung der Franklin Medaille 1918 Thomas Corwin Mendenhall (* 4. Oktober 1841 in Hanoverton, Ohio; † 23. März 1924 in Ravenna (Ohio)) war ein US amerikanischer Physiker,… …
