Feodosy Nikolaevich Krasovsky (Russian:Феодосий Николаевич Красовский) (September 26, 1878 (September 14 (O.S.)) - October 1, 1948) was a Soviet/Russian astronomer and geodesist. He was born in Galich. In 1900 he graduated from the Mezhevoy (land surveying) Institute in Moscow, since 1907 he worked as a lecturer there. September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: (СССР)  listen; tr. ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... This article or section should include material from Erdmessung. ... Galich, Галич is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In the end of 1928 the Central Research Institute of Geodesy, Aerial Surveying and Cartography (TsNIIGAiK) was founded on his initiative, where he worked as a director (1928-1930) and as a deputy director on science (1930-1937). Between 1924 and 1930 Krasovsky headed astronomical, geodetical and cartographical works in the USSR. He worked out the theory and methods of construction of the national geodetical network of the USSR and solved related problems of topography and gravimetry works. F.N.Krasovsky and another Soviet geodesist, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Izotov, in 1940 defined dimensions of an ellipsoid which was named Krasovsky ellipsoid and was later used as a reference ellipsoid in the USSR and other countries until 1990s. Since 1939 Krasovsky was the Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences. 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Geodesy (jē-ǒ-dǐ-sē), also called geodetics, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional time varying space. ... Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps or globes. ... Geodesy (jē-ǒ-dǐ-sē), also called geodetics, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional time varying space. ... Topography, a term in geography, has come to refer to the lay of the land, or the physiogeographic characteristics of land in terms of elevation, slope, and orientation. ... Gravimetry is the measurement of gravitational force, weight, or density. ... Definition In mathematics, an ellipsoid is a type of quadric that is a higher dimensional analogue of an ellipse. ... Definition In geodesy, a reference ellipsoid is a mathematically defined surface that approximates the true figure of the Earth or geoid. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ...

Krasovsky died in Moscow. Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ...

Awards

• USSR State Prize (1943,1952-posthumously)
• Order of the Red Banner
• Order of Lenin

The USSR State Prize (Russian:Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Unions highest civilian honour. ... The Soviet government of Russia established the Order of the Battle Red Banner, better-known as the Order of the Red Banner (in Russian: Орден Крaсного Знамены Orden Krasnogo Znameni) on September 16, 1918 during the Russian Civil War. ... The Order of Lenin (in Russian, the Orden Lenina (О́рден Ле́нина)), named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, was the highest national order of the Soviet Union. ...

See also

• SK-42 Reference System