For over 2.5 years we have been tracking the growth and developments in astronomy in this dictionary. For this new edition, the fifth in the book's life, we have completely reviewed and updated all the existing entries and have added around 200 entries to reflect recent advances in astronomy and related fields. An additional new feature is a listing of a selection of the most useful websites on…
The contents of the book are partitioned into 13 chapters, a section of references, and a very detailed index which should immediately help in finding certain topics of interest. The first chapter is a historical review. It shows the origins of surveying and how global surveying technigues have been developed. In addition, 2 short history on the Global Positioning System (GPS) is given. The sec…
This book will arguably become the most comprehensive treatment of military geography in print. The author presents a sweeping, sophisticated interpretation of the term "geography," convering not just the lay of the land, but the human beings who live on the land, change it, and are shaped by it. He relates virtually every aspect of the physical world we live in to every imaginable endeavor in …