A Treatise on Land Surveying in Theory and Practice ...1869 |
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... practice has been apparently , but not properly , based on theory . In describing surveys in which theory has been much disre- garded , and the instruments used not suitable for the service , the Author has drawn attention to , CHAPTER.
... practice has been apparently , but not properly , based on theory . In describing surveys in which theory has been much disre- garded , and the instruments used not suitable for the service , the Author has drawn attention to , CHAPTER.
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John A. Smith. the service , the Author has drawn attention to , and thrown out suggestions for , improvements in the means and on the modes for making these surveys . Although Land Surveying is by no means a new subject , still , until ...
John A. Smith. the service , the Author has drawn attention to , and thrown out suggestions for , improvements in the means and on the modes for making these surveys . Although Land Surveying is by no means a new subject , still , until ...
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... drawn by a strain of from three to five pounds , its length be made equal to the ' standard ' length , and the temperature of the chain be noted , the chain may be afterwards used for laying down a temporary standard in a distant ...
... drawn by a strain of from three to five pounds , its length be made equal to the ' standard ' length , and the temperature of the chain be noted , the chain may be afterwards used for laying down a temporary standard in a distant ...
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... drawn out to its ' standard ' length . For the pur- pose of training the eye and hand to determine accurately these conditions the following practice is almost indis- pensable : - On ground sloping at about 1 in 14 , wands should be set ...
... drawn out to its ' standard ' length . For the pur- pose of training the eye and hand to determine accurately these conditions the following practice is almost indis- pensable : - On ground sloping at about 1 in 14 , wands should be set ...
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... draw out the chain approximately in the line to be measured . The surveyor , or ' follower , ' who determines the trace of the line forward , should at the same time place the eye , with which he determines the trace , in the vertical ...
... draw out the chain approximately in the line to be measured . The surveyor , or ' follower , ' who determines the trace of the line forward , should at the same time place the eye , with which he determines the trace , in the vertical ...
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accuracy accurately adjacent angles adjusted already described altitude angular instrument angular point ascer atmospheric refraction axis base line bisection centre chain length chord circular curves clamped collimation computed contained angle contour points convenient correct corresponding determined diagram difference direction district equal error due extremities field field-book flag pole formula forward given ground horizontal limb inclination intermediate points known points laid lines traced lunar distance magnetic angle manner marked measured angle ment meridian observed obstruction obtained opposite sides parallel lines parallelogram parcel perpendiculars plotted point of intersection position prismatic compass protractor purpose reading reference point refraction remote point scale selected spherical spherical excess staff standard length straight line suitable surface configuration survey of detail surveyor tangent telescope temperature theodolite tion triangles trig trigonometrical survey tube verified verniers vertical angles vertical limb vertical plane wand water margins wire zero
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