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History of the International Polar Motion Service/International Latitude Service
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
Abstract
The history of the International Latitude Service and the International Polar Motion Service is described, with an emphasis on the evolution of the international cooperation for monitoring the Earth’s rotation. Also given is a brief description of the history of the Japanese geodetic and astronomical activities, as well as the future prospects.
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- Part 2. History of the International Latitude Service, Bureau International de l’Heure, International Earth Rotation Service and Polar Motion Applications
- Information
- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 178: Polar Motion: Historical and Scientific Problems , 2000 , pp. 147 - 162
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2000
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