Professional paper

The Novi Vinodol Astronomic and Trigonometric Point

Miljenko Lapaine orcid.org/0000-0002-9463-2329 ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, Kačićeva 26, 10000 Zagreb

Abstract

The paper gives a historical account of how the Novi Vinodol astronomic point was created – a point which has been maintained until the present day as a second class trigonometric point. It is the end point of a chain of triangles set up in the early 20th century to establish the halfway parallel, i.e. the parallel corresponding to 45° latitude. The geometric and astronomic works were conceived and led by General Stevan P. Bošković, Director of the Military-Geographic Institute in Belgrade.

Keywords

Novi Vinodol; astronomic point; trigonometric point; Military-Geographic Institute

Hrčak ID:

193804

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/193804

Publication date:

15.12.2017.

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