Abstract
Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemen: Taking the chair of this symposium on the techniques for direct measurement of distance in space, tradition requires that I should do two things—the first one very pleasant and no mere formality, namely to extend to you my greetings, and those of the whole of Section I of the International Association of Geodesy, under whose auspices this symposium is being held. My second task is to say a few words by way of introduction, and I have to confess that I should find this a great deal less pleasant, because I have no skill in the art of talking for talking's sake, were it not for the fact that this too is no mere formality. Fortunately for me I have something to say which comes from the bottom of my heart, and which expresses my most profound convictions.
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