Excerpt from Notes on Instruments: Best Suited for Engineering Field-Work in India and the Colonies
The Author is greatly indebted to Mr. Bennett brough's well-known work on Mine Surveying, from which several extracts have been made; and further desires to record his obligations to A Handbook for Surveyors,' by Messrs. Merriman and Brooks (an excel lent little work ou this subject, from which the tables of Stadia Reductions given in the Appendix are taken), and for the tables selected from Trautwine's well-known pocket-book - as being in more handy form than those in other works.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book functions as a useful reference and quick-start guide for engineers working on surveying projects in India and other colonial locations. It covers the differences between surveying in these locations versus in Europe, due to the general absence of roads, buildings, and other landmarks. The author contrasts the specific advantages and disadvantages of the prismatic compass versus the theodolite. The book includes detailed descriptions of other instruments, including the Davis improved hedley dial, the combined prismatic dial and clinometer, and the improved hedley rack dial. It also discusses the process of surveying work, chainage, and different available methods for using horizontal angular instruments in the field. Overall, this book is an essential resource for engineers undertaking surveying work, providing guidance on selecting the right tools for the job and techniques for efficient and timely completion of survey projects. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781332024766_0
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