On-Line Geodesy Resources
General Reference

"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible." -- Albert Einstein

Writing Tools
- yourDictionary.com (provides "the world's most comprehensive, and authoritative portal for language, and language-related products and services on the world wide web". Selected "Best of the Web for Reference" by Forbes magazine.)
- Writing Tools (provides an astonishing range of 575 links to information resources, listed from A for Aacronym Finder to Z for Zip Codes, and includes sites for biblical references, dictionaries, glassaries, history and plenty of oddments like the Moron's Almanac)
- JournalismNet (excellent source information, including links to libraries, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, newspapers and magazines from around the world, and tips on finding people)
- Chicago Manual of Style (most popular style guide for publications in the sciences)
Dictionaries
- YourDictionary.com
- Merriam-Webster OnLine
- FOLDOC: Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing (also transfers searches to the Google search engine and the OneLook meta-dictionary search site)
- The Jargon Dictionary (a comprehensive compendium of hacker slang illuminating many aspects of hackish tradition, folklore, and humor)
- WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server (useful definitions of acronyms and abbreviations in the Network Acronym and Abbreviation Server, formerly available by email)
- The DICT Development Group: Online Dictionary Query (Web interface to several freely available dictionary databases online, with over 300,000 total headwords; you can also access the databases via the dict.org DICT server using DICT client software)
- Termium (Goverment of Canada terminology and linguistic database)
Encyclopedias
- Wikipedia
- TechEncyclopedia (based on The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia of more than 14,000 definitions of computer terms and concepts)
Translation Tools
- AltaVista Babelfish Translation
- Le Patron Writing Assistant
Telephone Directories
- SuperPages (Canada-wide business and residential listings plus reverse look-up, shopping directories and links to international directories)
- Canada 411 (Official Bell Canada business and residential listings, addresses and postal codes for most provinces in Canada)
- BellZinc.ca (Bell Canada's small-business portal with links to suppliers of business products and services, and a huge database of useful articles covering every aspect of business operation)
Miscellaneous Information
- Ask Dr. Universe (ask questions to Washington State Universary faculty; tackles all questions, not just science)
- HowThingsWork (leading provider of information on how things work)
- The Stain Guide (offers advice on getting rid of stubborn stains, including everything from acids to wod sap, as well as the old standards: blood and lipstick)
- Rulers (a prodigious listing of the top officials of virtually every country, dating back to the early 19th century).
- Journey Wowan (comprehensive guide for the lone female traveller offering a wide variety of warnings)
- Mayo Clinic Health Oasis (reliable health information).
- Web MD Health

Last Revised 2006-04-02

On-Line Geodesy Resources General Reference

On-Line Geodesy Resources
General Reference