Geodetic Surveying: And the Adjustment of Observations, (Method of Least Squares) (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)Edward L. Ingram
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1332014453
ISBN-139781332014453
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Excerpt from Geodetic Surveying: And the Adjustment of Observations, (Method of Least Squares)
After a careful examination of existing books, the University of Pennsylvania has failed to find a satisfactory text from which to teach its civil engineering students the fundamental principles of geodetic surveying and the adjustment of observations as it feels they should be taught to this class of men. A canvass of the leading colleges of the country has shown that the same lack of a suitable book has been felt by many other institutions. The present volume has been prepared to meet this apparent need. No attempt has been made, therefore, to treat the subject exhaustively for the benefit of the professional geodesist, but rather to build up a book containing everything that can be considered desirable for the student or useful to the practicing civil engineer. In order to make the book complete for such engineers it has been necessary to include a large amount of matter not desirable or suitable for class-room work, the arrangement of the college course being left to the judgment of the instructor.
In writing the book in two parts the aim has been to make each part complete in itself, so that either part may be read intelligently without having read the other part. Those who wish to make a study of geodetic work without entering into involved mathematical discussions, will find a complete treatment of geodetic methods and the rules for making the necessary adjustments in the first part of the book. Those who wish to become familiar with the fundamental principles of least squares, or those familiar with geodetic work who wish to understand the mathematical theory on which the rules for adjusting observations are based, may read the second part of the book alone. The book has been written with the intention, however, that engineering students shall take the two parts in succession.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
After a careful examination of existing books, the University of Pennsylvania has failed to find a satisfactory text from which to teach its civil engineering students the fundamental principles of geodetic surveying and the adjustment of observations as it feels they should be taught to this class of men. A canvass of the leading colleges of the country has shown that the same lack of a suitable book has been felt by many other institutions. The present volume has been prepared to meet this apparent need. No attempt has been made, therefore, to treat the subject exhaustively for the benefit of the professional geodesist, but rather to build up a book containing everything that can be considered desirable for the student or useful to the practicing civil engineer. In order to make the book complete for such engineers it has been necessary to include a large amount of matter not desirable or suitable for class-room work, the arrangement of the college course being left to the judgment of the instructor.
In writing the book in two parts the aim has been to make each part complete in itself, so that either part may be read intelligently without having read the other part. Those who wish to make a study of geodetic work without entering into involved mathematical discussions, will find a complete treatment of geodetic methods and the rules for making the necessary adjustments in the first part of the book. Those who wish to become familiar with the fundamental principles of least squares, or those familiar with geodetic work who wish to understand the mathematical theory on which the rules for adjusting observations are based, may read the second part of the book alone. The book has been written with the intention, however, that engineering students shall take the two parts in succession.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
