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Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO)

The measurement of the figure of the Earth, and disputes conducted about it.

Recent submissions

1. [1] arghXiv:2608.04471 [pdf]

   On the Non-Convergence of Terrestrial Geometry Discourse in Real-Time Text Channels

   Q. Barratt, E. Cavill, D. Corrigan

   4 pages, 1 table. Submitted to the Journal of Irreproducible Discourse. Subjects: Social Discourse (disc.SOC) (primary class); Non-terminating Dispute (argu.LOOP); Oracle-Mediated Rhetoric (rhet.AI); Self-Reference (meta.SELF); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO)

2. [2] arghXiv:2608.03771

   Reconstruction of a Nineteenth-Century Mechanical Cosmography from Published Plates

   E. Kuiper

   22 pages, 11 plates. Plates reproduced by permission. Dimensions in the plates are internally inconsistent. Subjects: History of the Field (meta.HIST) (primary class); Instrumentation (metrol.INST); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO)

3. [3] arghXiv:2606.11302 (withdrawn)

   A Decisive Refutation of the Coordinate-Frame Objection

   E. Cavill

   Withdrawn. Subjects: Non-terminating Dispute (argu.LOOP) (primary class); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO); Eristics (argu.ER)

4. [4] arghXiv:2604.01180

   Disposition of Professional Survey Evidence in Sightline Disputes

   Q. Barratt

   13 pages, 1 table. Prepared with the assistance of two chartered surveyors, who are not authors. Subjects: Credentialism (epist.CRED) (primary class); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); Sourcing (epist.SRC)

5. [5] arghXiv:2603.11904

   Variation in the Cited Refraction Coefficient with the Result Required

   E. Kuiper

   9 pages, 2 figures. The Society takes no view on the observations themselves. Subjects: Refraction and Sightline (metrol.REF) (primary class); Calibration and Uncertainty (metrol.CAL); Sourcing (epist.SRC); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO)

6. [6] arghXiv:2603.06693

   Modern Use of the Star-Occultation Method in Contested Horizon Observations

   E. Kuiper

   16 pages, 4 figures. The method's nineteenth-century history is outside the Society's remit and is cited only. Subjects: Refraction and Sightline (metrol.REF) (primary class); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO); History of the Field (meta.HIST); Sourcing (epist.SRC)

7. [7] arghXiv:2602.01771

   Repetition of a Contested Levelling Line Under the Original Conditions

   N. Achterberg

   12 pages, 3 figures. The staves were the ones used in the original run. Subjects: Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO) (primary class); Instrumentation (metrol.INST); Verification and Provenance (epist.VER); Outcome and Concession (argu.OUT)

8. [8] arghXiv:2601.02771

   Equivocation Between Three Non-Equivalent Terms in Sightline Disputes

   P. Duarte

   12 pages, 2 tables. Definitions follow standard surveying usage and are not proposed here. Subjects: Terminology and Definition (disc.LEX) (primary class); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO); Sourcing (epist.SRC); Moves and Tactics (argu.MOV)

9. [9] arghXiv:2512.09230

   Stated Precision in Amateur Horizon Observations

   E. Kuiper

   11 pages, 3 figures. The Society offers calibration without charge and has done so since 1904. Subjects: Calibration and Uncertainty (metrol.CAL) (primary class); Confidence and Calibration (epist.CONF); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO)

10. [10] arghXiv:2511.02986 (withdrawn)

    Derivation of a Linear Scale Factor from the Circle Constant

    J. Redfern

    Withdrawn. Subjects: Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO) (primary class); Verification and Provenance (epist.VER)