Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-396) and index.
1. Fundamentals of potential theory -- 2. Gravity field of the earth -- 3. Gravity reduction -- 4. Heights -- 5. The geometry of the earth -- 6. Gravity field outside the earth -- 7. Space methods -- 8. Modern views on the determination of the figure of the earth -- 9. Statistical methods in physical geodesy -- 10. Least-squares collocation -- 11. Computational methods.