Abstract
THE Eighth General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, and of its seven constituent associations, was held at Oslo during August 19-28. The opening assembly, held in the large hall (‘Aula') of the University of Oslo, was attended by the King of Norway and the Crown Prince. The Government of Norway and the municipality and the -University of Oslo extended the most generous hospitality to the Union. A large amount of careful preparation had been done by the Norwegian Organising Committee under the chairmanship of Prof. H. Solberg, secretary of the Academy of Science and Letters.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
PROUDMAN, J. International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Nature 162, 744–745 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162744a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/162744a0