The Shape Of The Earth (Geodesy)

Traces the development of maps and of geodetic ideas from pre-scientific guesses to the present. Discusses size, shape and rotation of the earth, and explains the use of the moon and artificial satellites as geodetic tools.

More in Planet Earth Film Series

  1. Force of Gravity
  2. Radio Waves 1960
  3. Research by rockets 1960
  4. Science In Space. 1960
  5. The Flaming Sky (Aurora) 1960
  6. The Nearest Star (Sun And Solar Activity) 1960
  7. The Shape Of The Earth (Geodesy) 1960
  8. Secrets Of The Ice (Glaciology) 1961

Related films

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, description, catalog record