Physical geodesy is the study of the physical properties of the gravity field of the Earth, the geopotential, with a view to their application in geodesy.
Read more about Physical Geodesy: Measurement Procedure, The Geopotential, Units of Gravity and Geopotential, The Normal Potential, Disturbing Potential and Geoid, Gravity Anomalies
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“Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only your body. For that man whom your outward form reveals is not yourself; the spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which can be pointed out by your finger.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)