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maamõõtja kompass

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 630884 Last modified 11.05.2024
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Domain metrologymeasuring equipment - control equipment
  • mõõtevahend, mida kasuti mõõdistamisel horisontaalnurkade mõõtmiseks ja mille asendas teodoliit 19. sajandi alguses
  • instrument used in surveying to measure horizontal angles, and it was superseded by the theodolite in the early 19th century
maamõõtja kompass former
Usage examples
  • Maamõõtja kompasse valmistati kogu Euroopas, sealhulgas Inglismaal, Prantsusmaal, Itaalias ja Hollandis, ning 19. sajandi alguseks eelistasid eurooplased juba teodoliite maamõõtja kompassidele, kuid maamõõtja kompass on siiski veel kasutatav kaevandustes ja metsastes või lagedates piirkondades Ameerikas.
circumferentor former
Usage examples
  • Circumferentors were made throughout Europe, including in England, France, Italy, and Holland. By the early 19th century, Europeans preferred theodolites to circumferentors, and however, the circumferentor remained in common use in mines and in wooded or uncleared areas, such as in America.
surveyor's compass former

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