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... Angles , .. Measures for Distances ,. To Measure a Horizontal Line , ... Measurement of Angles , .. Of the Theodolite , .. Verniers , To Measure a Horizontal Angle with the Theodolite ,. To Measure a Vertical Angle , .... Measurements ...
... Angles , .. Measures for Distances ,. To Measure a Horizontal Line , ... Measurement of Angles , .. Of the Theodolite , .. Verniers , To Measure a Horizontal Angle with the Theodolite ,. To Measure a Vertical Angle , .... Measurements ...
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... Angle , ... 185 To Determine Lines in Extent and Position , ... 185 Of Changing the Paper , .. 187 Reduction to the Centre , .. 199 Spherical Excess , 190 Plotting the Triangulation ,. 192 The Circular Protractor , .. 192 To Lay off an ...
... Angle , ... 185 To Determine Lines in Extent and Position , ... 185 Of Changing the Paper , .. 187 Reduction to the Centre , .. 199 Spherical Excess , 190 Plotting the Triangulation ,. 192 The Circular Protractor , .. 192 To Lay off an ...
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... angle , and the common point of intersection , the vertex . Thus , the part of the plane includ- ed between AB and AC is called an angle : AB and AC are its sides , and A its vertex . An angle is sometimes designated 4- simply by a ...
... angle , and the common point of intersection , the vertex . Thus , the part of the plane includ- ed between AB and AC is called an angle : AB and AC are its sides , and A its vertex . An angle is sometimes designated 4- simply by a ...
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... angles equal . 21. Two polygons are mutually equilateral , when they have their sides equal each to each , and placed ... angle of the other , each to each . 23. Triangles are divided into classes with reference both to their sides and ...
... angles equal . 21. Two polygons are mutually equilateral , when they have their sides equal each to each , and placed ... angle of the other , each to each . 23. Triangles are divided into classes with reference both to their sides and ...
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... angle . The side opposite the right angle is called the hypothenuse , and the other two sides , the base and perpen- dicular . 6. An obtuse - angled triangle is one which has an obtuse angle . 24. There are three kinds of QUADRILATERALS ...
... angle . The side opposite the right angle is called the hypothenuse , and the other two sides , the base and perpen- dicular . 6. An obtuse - angled triangle is one which has an obtuse angle . 24. There are three kinds of QUADRILATERALS ...
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Awwwwwwwww axis azimuth back-sight base line bearing called centre chords column comp compass Cosine Cosine D course decimal degrees determined diff difference of latitude difference of level difference of longitude direction dist divided double meridian distance draw east error example feet figure fore-sight ground half hence horizontal distance horizontal line horizontal plane inches instrument intersection LatDegDegDegDeg latitude and departure length limb line of collimation logarithm longitude M.
M. Sine marked measure method middle latitude miles multiplied needle parallel PARALLEL SAILING perpendicular plane of reference plane sailing plot protractor radius right angles rods sailing scale of equal screws sides sights Sine Cotang Sine D spherical excess spider's lines square chains staff stakes station subtract surface survey Tang tangent telescope theodolite TRAVERSE TABLE trigonometrical variation vernier plate vertical yards
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Page 22 - In a Right-angled Triangle, the side opposite the right angle is called the Hypothenuse ; and the other two sides are called the Legs, and sometimes the Base and Perpendicular.
Page 21 - ... 20. An EQUILATERAL polygon is one which has all its sides equal ; an equiangular polygon, is one which has all . its angles equal. 21. Two polygons are mutually equilateral, when they have their sides equal each to each, and placed in the same order : that is to say, when following their...
Page 45 - In any triangle, the sum of the two sides containing either angle, is to their difference, as the tangent of half the sum of the two other angles, to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 9 - THE LOGARITHM: of a number is the exponent of the power to which it is necessary to raise a fixed number, to produce the given number.
Page 138 - ... the intersection of the vertical plane passing through it and ,the place, with the surface of the earth, would be the true meridian. But, the star being at a distance from the pole, equal to 1° 30...
Page 44 - CB : CA : : sin A : sin B. For, with A as a centre, and AD equal to the less side...
Page 61 - Being on a horizontal plane, and wanting to ascertain the height of a tower standing on the top of an inaccessible hill, there were measured, the angle of elevation of the top of the hill 40°, and of the top of the tower 51° ; then measuring in a direct line 180 feet farther from the hill, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower was 33° 45' : required the height of the tower.
Page 38 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, etc.
Page 39 - The secant of an arc is the line drawn from the centre of the circle through one extremity of the arc, and limited by the tangent passing through the other extremity. Thus, . 00 is the secant of the arc AB.
Page 21 - If the lines are straight, the space they enclose is called a rectilineal figure, or polygon, and the lines themselves, taken together, form the contour, or perimeter of the polygon. 14. The polygon of three sides, the simplest of all, is called a triangle ; that of four sides, a quadrilateral; that of five, a pentagon; that of six, a hexagon; that of seven, a heptagon; that of eight, an octagon ; that of nine, a nonagon; that of ten, a decagon ; and that of twelve, a dodecagon.