Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

El-Rabbany, Ahmed.     Introduction to GPS: the Global Positioning System/Ahmed El-Rabbany.       p. cm. (Artech House mobile communications series)       Includes bibliographical references and index.

(a1k. paper)

G109.5E6 2002

910'.285 dc21 2001055249

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

El-Rabbany, Ahmed   Introduction to GPS: the global positioning system/Ahmed El-Rabbany.    (Artech House mobile communications series)

629'.045

ISBN 1-58053-183-1

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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001055249

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