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Willis T. Lee. The Face of the Earth as Seen from the Air
The Face of the Earth as Seen from the Air
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Airplane Photography: Its Development and Application
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER I. THE VIEWPOINT (Figs. 1 to 4)
Oblique and Vertical Airplane Photographs
Elements to Be Recorded
How to Read Airplane Photographs
Failure of Air Photographs to Show Relief, and Measures to Remedy This Defect
CHAPTER II. FAMILIAR SCENES FROM A NEW ANGLE (Figs. 1, 3, and 4)
CHAPTER III. ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE GARDENING, AND ENGINEERING (Figs. 5 to 14)
Architecture and Landscape Gardening
Engineering Projects Covering Large Areas
CHAPTER IV. THE MOSAIC (Figs. 13 and 22)
CHAPTER V. GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE SURFACE AS SEEN FROM THE AIR (Figs. 12 to 18)
CHAPTER VI. MARSHES AND MARSH DRAINAGE (Figs. 19 to 27)
Marsh Drainage
“Thoroughfares”
CHAPTER VII. COASTAL MUD FLATS (Figs. 28 and 29)
CHAPTER VIII. SUBMERGED LAND FORMS (Figs. 30 to 33)
The Best Conditions for Photographing Underwater Land Forms
CHAPTER IX. THE PLAIN FROM THE AIR (Figs. 34 to 41)
A River on the Great Plains
Meandering Streams on the Coastal Plain
The Glacial Drift Plain
CHAPTER X. MOUNTAIN FEATURES (Figs. 42 to 52)
CHAPTER XI. AIR CRAFT IN THE STUDY OF ROCKS AND ORES (Fig. 53)
Use in Exploration
CHAPTER XII. MAPPING AND CHARTING FROM THE AIR (Figs. 54 to 82)
Scale and Horizontal Control Of Vertical Photographs
Use in City Mapping
Use in Revision of Existing Maps
Use in Coast Charting
Experiments by the United States, French, And Other Coast Surveys
Improvements Under Way Point to Promising Outlook for Airplane Photography
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