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The global positioning system.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Taubes, Gary.
Contributor:
Kleppner, Daniel.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Global Positioning System.
Artificial satellites in navigation.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (8 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences, c1996.
Language Note:
English
Contents:
BEYOND DISCOVERY
THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
WHERE IS HE?
TIME AND LOCATION, PRECISELY
IT STARTED WITH BASIC RESEARCH . . .
A TOOL TO STUDY NATURE
RABI'S CLOCK
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
GPS AND THE FUTURE.
Notes:
"This article was adapted by Gary Taubes from an article written by Daniel Kleppner for Beyond Discovery: the Path from Research to Human Benefit"--P. 8.
OCLC:
614454928

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