本书为测绘类专业本科《大地测量学基础》(普通高等教育“十一五”**级规划教材,吕志平,乔书波编著,测绘出版社,2010.3)的英语辅助教材,目的是使学生在学习《大地测量学基础》课程的同时,学习掌握该课程的基本概念、基本理论在英文中的表达和描述,为以后阅读英文专业文献,撰写专业论文打下良好的基础。
本书可作为高等院校测绘类各专业本科生的通用教材,对于从事与测绘工程有关的技术人员也是一本值得**的基础性参考书。

1 Introduction
1.1 Definition of Geodesy
1.2 Classification of Geodesy
1.3 Aim of Geodesy
1.4 Historical Introduction
1.5 Recent Developments of Space Geodesy
Vocabulary
2 Reference System
2.1 Time Systems
2.2 International Earth Rotation Service
2.3 Celestial Reference System
2.4 Terrestrial Reference System
2.5 Gravity Field Related Reference Systems
Vocabulary
3 Methods of Measurement in Geodesy
3.1 Terrestrial Geodetic Measurements
3.2 Satellite Observations
3.3 Gravity Measurements
3.4 Astronomic Measurements
Vocabulary
4 Geodetic Networks
4.1 Horizontal Control Networks
4.2 Vertical Contr01 Networks
4.3 Three.dimensional Networks
4.4 Gravity Networks
Vocabulary
5 The gravity field of the Earth
5.1 Fundamentals of the Gravity Field
5.2 Level Surfaces and Plumb Lines
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