Elements of Surveying and Leveling: With Descriptions of the Instruments, and the Necessary Tables |
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Page 109
... latitude , or simply the latitude , because it shows the distance which one ... departure of S that course , and is east or west , according as the course ... departure , east . SEC . III . ] 109 COMPASS SURVEYING .
... latitude , or simply the latitude , because it shows the distance which one ... departure of S that course , and is east or west , according as the course ... departure , east . SEC . III . ] 109 COMPASS SURVEYING .
Page 121
... latitude and departure corre- sponding to bearings that are expressed in degrees and quarters of a degree , from 0 to 90 ° , and for every course from 1 to 100 , computed to two places of decimals . The following is the method of ...
... latitude and departure corre- sponding to bearings that are expressed in degrees and quarters of a degree , from 0 to 90 ° , and for every course from 1 to 100 , computed to two places of decimals . The following is the method of ...
Page 122
... latitude and departure of a course may be computed to any desirable degree of accuracy . Let AD represent any course , and NAD = ACB , expressed in degrees and minutes , be its bearing . Let AC be the unit of measure of the course , and ...
... latitude and departure of a course may be computed to any desirable degree of accuracy . Let AD represent any course , and NAD = ACB , expressed in degrees and minutes , be its bearing . Let AC be the unit of measure of the course , and ...
Page 123
... Lat . 28.6184371 • Natural sine of 65 ° 39 ′ . .91104 Length of the course 69.41 Product , which is the Departure 63.2352864 2. The bearing is 75 ° 47 ' , the course 89.75 chains : what is the latitude , and what the departure ? Natural ...
... Lat . 28.6184371 • Natural sine of 65 ° 39 ′ . .91104 Length of the course 69.41 Product , which is the Departure 63.2352864 2. The bearing is 75 ° 47 ' , the course 89.75 chains : what is the latitude , and what the departure ? Natural ...
Page 124
... latitude and departure of the quotient being found and multiplied by the divisor , the products will be the latitude and departure of the whole course . It is also plain , that the latitude or departure of two or more courses ...
... latitude and departure of the quotient being found and multiplied by the divisor , the products will be the latitude and departure of the whole course . It is also plain , that the latitude or departure of two or more courses ...
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adjusted Applying logarithms axis azimuth back-sight base-line bearing chord clamp-screw column compass corresponding Cosine Cosine D course curve decimal DegDeg degree of curvature degrees determined difference of level divided double meridian distance draw east error example feet field-notes fore-sight given angle given line ground hence horizontal angles horizontal distance horizontal plane inch intersection LatDeg LatDegDeg LatDegDegDegDeg latitude and departure length limb line of collimation locating M.
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M. Sine D mantissa marked measured method multiplied NOTE offsets parallel passed perpendicular plane of reference plot position prismoid protractor radius reading right angles scale of equal screws secant side sights similar triangles Sine Cotang slope spider's lines stakes station subtract surface survey taken Tang tangent theodolite traverse vernier plate vertical plane yards
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Page 56 - ... the square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Page 12 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 17 - The minutes in the left-hand column of each page, increasing downwards, belong to the degrees at the top ; and those increasing upwards, in the right.hand column, belong to the degrees below.
Page 37 - 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 12 - The logarithm of a quotient is equal to the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor.
Page 10 - When a number lies between 1 and 10, its logarithm lies between 0 and 1; that is, it is equal to 0, plus a decimal; if a number lies between 10...
Page 9 - The logarithm of a number is the exponent of the power to which it is necessary to raise a fixed number, in order to produce the first number.
Page 11 - The logarithm of the product of two numbers is equal to the sum of the logarithms of the numbers.
Page 130 - MC; hence, the double meridian distance of a course is equal to the double meridian distance of the preceding course, plus the departure of that course, plus the departure of the course itself : if .there is no preceding course, the first two terms become zero.
Page 38 - 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.