The Theory and Practice of Surveying: Containing All the Instructions Requisite for the Skilful Practice of this Art |
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ABCD acres altitude Answer arch base bearing centre chains and links circle circumferentor Co-sec Co-tang column compasses contained cube root decimal difference of latitude Dist divided divisions divisor draw east Ecliptic edge EXAMPLE feet field-book figure four-pole chains given angle given number half the sum height Hence Horizon glass hypothenuse inches instrument length logarithm measure Meridian Altitude meridian distance method multiplied natural co-sine natural number natural sine Nonius number of degrees object observed off-sets opposite parallel parallelogram perches perpendicular plane prob PROBLEM proportional protractor Quadrant quotient radius rhombus right angles right line Secant sect semicircle Sextant side square root station subtract Sun's survey taken Tang tangent theo theodolite THEOREM trapezium triangle ABC trigonometry two-pole chains vane versed sine vulgar fraction whence