2017/08/08 by Johannes Ihde, Andreas Reinhold · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Mathematics · #Historical Geography and Cartography #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #History and Theory of Mathematics #Geodetic datum #Geodesy #Geology
paper · pdf · doi:10.5194/hgss-8-79-2017
openalex publication_date 2017/08/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Abstract. Friedrich Robert Helmert died in Potsdam in 1917 at the age of 74 after serving for over 30 years as director of the Royal Prussian Geodetic Institute and of the Central Bureau of the Internationale Erdmessung, the forerunner of today's International Association of Geodesy. He dedicated his life and his scientific career to the field of geodesy. His teachings on theoretical and physical geodesy were incorporated into university curricula around the world and hence into international endeavours to measure planet Earth. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the impact he has had on the development of modern geodesy and on the related sciences.