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Intercomparison of Celestial Reference Frames-General Principles

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Reference Frames

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 154))

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Before we introduce the intercomparison of celestial reference frames, let us first examine the structure of a reference frame, what are the causes of difference between them and how they can be compared.

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Shu-Hua, Y. (1989). Intercomparison of Celestial Reference Frames-General Principles. In: Kovalevsky, J., Mueller, I.I., Kolaczek, B. (eds) Reference Frames. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 154. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0933-5_13

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