The Struve Geodetic Arc: the development of the triangulation, technical possibilities, and the initiation of the project
The determination of parameters of the Earth's ellipsoid is quite a difficult task that gives no rest to scientists to this day. One of the more famous works is the Struve Geodetic Arc, which was stretched from the Black Sea to the Arctic Ocean by employing the method of a triangulation network...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:06287171c1c546b398c33cc1cd67a08a 2023-05-15T15:06:24+02:00 The Struve Geodetic Arc: the development of the triangulation, technical possibilities, and the initiation of the project R. Puziene 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-10-269-2019 https://doaj.org/article/06287171c1c546b398c33cc1cd67a08a EN eng Copernicus Publications https://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/10/269/2019/hgss-10-269-2019.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5010 https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5029 doi:10.5194/hgss-10-269-2019 2190-5010 2190-5029 https://doaj.org/article/06287171c1c546b398c33cc1cd67a08a History of Geo- and Space Sciences, Vol 10, Pp 269-277 (2019) Science Q Geology QE1-996.5 Dynamic and structural geology QE500-639.5 Physics QC1-999 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-10-269-2019 2022-12-31T03:22:39Z The determination of parameters of the Earth's ellipsoid is quite a difficult task that gives no rest to scientists to this day. One of the more famous works is the Struve Geodetic Arc, which was stretched from the Black Sea to the Arctic Ocean by employing the method of a triangulation network and which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. However, until this project was implemented, many steps of scientific and technological advancement had to be taken, the entirety of which created the conditions for the realization of this project. A study of the method of triangulation measurements, the development of geodetic devices, the state politics of the Russian Empire in the 17th–19th centuries in the field of geodesy, and the development of triangulation during this period are presented in the article. Moreover, a study of the origins of the Struve Geodetic Arc project that led to such a grand result is conducted. The obtained results reveal that certain factors predetermined the favourable conditions for the successful execution of the project of this geodetic arc. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Ocean Struve ENVELOPE(14.833,14.833,-72.067,-72.067) History of Geo- and Space Sciences 10 2 269 277 |
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The determination of parameters of the Earth's ellipsoid is quite a difficult task that gives no rest to scientists to this day. One of the more famous works is the Struve Geodetic Arc, which was stretched from the Black Sea to the Arctic Ocean by employing the method of a triangulation network and which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. However, until this project was implemented, many steps of scientific and technological advancement had to be taken, the entirety of which created the conditions for the realization of this project. A study of the method of triangulation measurements, the development of geodetic devices, the state politics of the Russian Empire in the 17th–19th centuries in the field of geodesy, and the development of triangulation during this period are presented in the article. Moreover, a study of the origins of the Struve Geodetic Arc project that led to such a grand result is conducted. The obtained results reveal that certain factors predetermined the favourable conditions for the successful execution of the project of this geodetic arc. |
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