A circumferentor, or surveyor's compass, is an instrument used in surveying to measure horizontal angles. It was superseded by the theodolite in the early...
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Graphometer (redirect from Semi-circumferentor)
a staff via a ball and socket joint. In effect the device is a half-circumferentor. For convenience, sometimes another half-circle from 180 to 360 degrees...
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A circumferentor featuring a pair of slotted sights effectively constituting an alidade...
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A compass window is a circular bay window. A surveyor's compass (or circumferentor) is a measuring instrument used in surveying horizontal angles. Dell...
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An example of an alidade on a circumferentor. Taken from the Table of Surveying, Cyclopaedia, Volume 2, 1728...
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for a long thin device, in particular, a ruler as on an astrolabe, circumferentor, or similar instrument Label mould or hood mould, architectural moulding...
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Used mainly by Enginner troops against CBRN threats. PAB-2 Artillery circumferentor Soviet Union Used by artillery troops.[citation needed] MILES Military...
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include: Cross-head, cross-sight, surveyor's cross or cross Graphometer Circumferentor Holland circle Miner's dial Optical square Surveyor's sextant Surveyor's...
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geometric square and the dioptra, and various other graduated circles (see circumferentor) and semicircles (see graphometer) were used to obtain either vertical...
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For the ranges of volume-values see: Orders of magnitude (volume) Circumferentor Cross staff Goniometer Graphometer Inclinometer Mural instrument Protractor...
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hearts: Sea quadrant Nine of diamonds: Dyals (dials) Six of diamonds: Circumferentor Eight of diamonds: the Compass King of spades: Spheres Knave of hearts:...
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allative, aquifer, biferous, cf., circumference, circumferential, circumferentor, collate, collation, collatitious, collative, collator, confer, conference...
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mask of Daniel O'Connell (1847) Induction Coil from Ford Model T A Circumferentor (1805-1819) at the National Science Museum at Maynooth An octant at...
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devices to enable him to carry out surveys, including a theodolite, a circumferentor, Beighton's improved plane table, and a Gunter's chain. When he undertook...
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regulate surveying in New South Wales was in 1836. In 1876, use of the circumferentor was prohibited. The theodolite supplanted it as a more accurate measurer...
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months "been indebted for a very rational amusement" "To be Sold, a Circumferentor," warranted good. Enquire of the Printer." About 8,000 Loyalists are...
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term for a long, thin device, in particular the rule on an astrolabe, circumferentor or similar instrument. It differs from an alidade in that it has no...
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portable sundials. Royal Museums Greenwich has a horizontal sundial, circumferentor (surveyor's compass) as well as a drawing set in its collection. The...
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The whole Art of Surveying of Land, By The Plain Table, Theodolyte, Circumferentor and Peractor:... (etc) (Printed by R. & W. Leybourn, for E. Brewster...
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(8.9 cm) theodolite, for astronomical work a sextant, a compass and circumferentor and two sets of surveying chains. He used three methods for surveying:...
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