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The Struve Geodetic Arc: the development of the triangulation, technical possibilities, and the initiation of the project
Abstract. The determination of parameters of the Earth's ellipsoid
is quite a difficult task that gives no rest to scientists to this
day. One of the more famous works is the Struve Geodetic Arc, which was stretched from
the Black Sea to the Arctic Ocean by employing the method of a triangulation
network and which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. However, until
this project was implemented, many steps of scientific and technological
advancement had to be taken, the entirety of which created the conditions
for the realization of this project. A study of the method of triangulation
measurements, the development of geodetic devices, the state
politics of the Russian Empire in the 17th–19th centuries in the field of
geodesy, and the development of triangulation during this period are
presented in the article. Moreover, a study of the origins of the Struve
Geodetic Arc project that led to such a grand result is conducted. The
obtained results reveal that certain factors predetermined
the favourable conditions for the successful execution of the project of
this geodetic arc.
期刊介绍:
The scope of History of Geo- and Space Sciences (HGSS) is to document historical facts and knowledge and to improve awareness of the history of geoscience. The knowledge of the development of geosciences and their experimental methods and theories in the past can improve our current understanding and may stimulate current research. It is encouraging for young scientists to read biographical material of historical figures in their research area. It is important as well to learn that history of science is an integrated part of the ongoing research in their research area. Another important aim of the journal is the association of historical retrospective and current research.