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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Available potential energy
Earth science; Mapping science
That portion of the total potential energy which can be converted to kinetic energy in an adiabatically enclosed system.
Lunar celestial equator
Earth science; Mapping science
A great circle, on the celestial circle, in the plane of the Moon's equator i.e., in a plane perpendicular to the Moon's axis of rotation.
Level ellipsoid
Earth science; Mapping science
An rotational ellipsoid on which the gravity potential is constant and on which the value of gravity is given by a standard gravity formula.
Engineer's scale
Earth science; Mapping science
A piece of wood or metal having a triangular cross section and marked, along each face adjacent to an edge, at regular intervals; the marks are numbered so as to indicate the ratio between lengths ...
Stable equilibrium
Earth science; Mapping science
The condition, of a system, such that a small, temporary change in state results only in small, bounded, variations about the initial state.
Thermal equilibrium
Earth science; Mapping science
The condition in which two bodies in physical contact exist if they have the same (but not necessarily constant) temperature.
New edition
Earth science; Mapping science
An issue of a previously published map, chart, or atlas differing from previous issues in its factual content, layout, or design.
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