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sphere is a close approximation of the true figure of the Earth and satisfactory for many purposes... An ellipsoid of revolution describing the figure of the Earth is called a... Determining the exact figure of the Earth is not only a geodetic operation or a task of... The Figure of the Earth and the Military...

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