The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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To divide; land surveying; the division of the earth's surface.

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2026 Editor's Note: Geodesy — measuring the earth's figure — became the quiet foundation of everything: the WGS84 datum inside every GPS receiver is this entry's science, perfected. See geodesy. (Ed: BR 2026-07-21)

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