A treatise on surveying and navigation: uniting the theoretical, the practical, and the educational features of these subjects (1852)
Robinson, Horatio N[elson], 1806-1867. [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, J. Ernst · leaf 155
determined, the light pencil linesto them, from the ends of the base, may be rubbed out, except thosethat we may wish to retain. Here we perceive the utility of the plane table ; we have a multitudeof results, as soon as the observations are made. 150 THE PLANE TABLE. The plane table will give us… … This is most useful to an officer or a spy, who wishes as exactknowledge of an enemys locality as possible. Or from a distantplace AB, we may examine and measure any objects whatever, onthe other side of a river, or give a correct delineation of the riveritself. The plane table can be made very…
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