Adjustments of engineering instruments and field problems in surveying (1905)
Prouty, Edward N[athan] 1868- [from old catalog] · Oakland, Cal., Press of Daily gazette] · leaf 24
20 duce the direction bh on to c and repeat, until finally* e isreached, paying no attention meanwhile to the location ofa. Note the location of e with respect to a in distance and distance eadirection. Error of closure =—-—— . —— total perimeter abcde 2. Chain around an imaginary obstacle as shown… … Note.—If you have a Gunters chain, for feet, above, readlinks. Sketches with statements of results will consti-tute a sufficient report. PROBLEM III.Measuring the Angles of a Closed Figure.Equipment:—1 chain, 11 marking pins, 2 line rods, and 2plumb-bobs. Select or setfive stakes inthe form of…
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