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Jaakobi kepp

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 1199991 Last modified 30.10.2026
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
Jacob's staff former
cross-staff former
ballastella former
fore-staff former
ballestilla former
balestilha former
  • mõõtevahend mitme erineva mõõtetoimingu jaoks
  • measuring tool with several variations
Jaakobi kepp
Usage examples
  • Jaakobi kepp on pikkusühikutes gradueeritud kepp või latt, mille külge on liikuvana risti kinnitatud väiksem latt. Jaakobi kepi kõige lihtsam kasutusviis on hinnata objekti kõrgust ja nurka vaatleja suhtes. Enamik selliseid keppe on siiski keerukamad, sisaldades mitmesuguseid mõõte- ja stabiliseerimisvahendeid. Kaks levinumat kasutusvaldkonda olid: astronoomia ja navigatsioon, kus seda kasutati lihtsa nurgamõõteriistana, mille hiljem asendasid täpsemad sekstandid, ning maamõõtmisel.
Jacob's staff former
Usage examples
  • A Jacob's staff is a stick or pole with length markings, often with a smaller segment attached perpendicularly. The simplest use of a Jacob's staff is to make qualitative judgements of the height and angle of an object relative to the user of the staff. Most staffs are much more complicated than that, and usually contain a number of measurement and stabilization features. The two most frequent uses are: in astronomy and navigation for a simple device to measure angles, later replaced by the more precise sextants.
cross-staff former
ballastella former
fore-staff former
ballestilla former
balestilha former

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