A complete treatise on practical land-surveying, in seven parts; (1839)
Nesbit, A[nthony], 1778-1859. [from old catalog] · London, Longman, Orme, Browne, Green, and Longmans; [etc., etc.] · leaf 119
00 0 R. off C. BC 1100 0 950 110 700 70 550 142 300 100 000 0 R. off B. AB 1450 0 1200 55 1000 900 15 550 32 250 65 000 0 A. Range W. Answer. 1595000 Area of the rectangle A B C D. 135550^ AB r 183800 (B C J Double areas of the insets taken on the168450 ( C D) different lines. 95500 ) D A(2)583300… … Set up your cross at A, and let your assistant fix the marks Band D, so that the angle at A may be a right angle ; and mea-sure the line A B, taking insets as before. Then fix the markC, as most convenient; measure the, other three lines, and youwill find in your field-book the following notes. DA…
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