Publication Date:
2017
Description:
〈b〉Friedrich Robert Helmert, founder of modern geodesy, on the occasion of the centenary of his death〈/b〉〈br〉
Johannes Ihde and Andreas Reinhold〈br〉
Hist. Geo Space. Sci., 8, 79-95, https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-8-79-2017, 2017〈br〉
Friedrich Robert Helmert died in Potsdam in 1917. He was, for over 30 years, director of the Royal Prussian Geodetic Institute and of the Central Bureau of the Internationale Erdmessung, today's IAG. He dedicated his life and his scientific career to the field of geodesy. His teachings on theoretical and physical geodesy were incorporated into university curricula around the world and hence into international endeavours to measure planet Earth.
Print ISSN:
2190-5010
Electronic ISSN:
2190-5029
Topics:
Geosciences