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Excerpt from The Plane Table: And Its Use in Surveying
The plane table, one of the oldest of surveying instruments, is, in its simplest form, merely a board for holding the paper or other material upon which a map is drawn with the aid of a rule or straight edge.
Although the plane table has been known and used 1n Europe to a greater or less extent for more than three centuries, at the present day, in spite of its obvious advantages as regards speed, economy convenience and adaptability for surveying pur poses, its use is limited mainly to government sur veys in the mapping of large areas of country.
Although a useful and serviceable instrument for railroad and land surveyors, it has never come into general use by them in the United States.
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The plane table, one of the oldest of surveying instruments, is, in its simplest form, merely a board for holding the paper or other material upon which a map is drawn with the aid of a rule or straight edge.
Although the plane table has been known and used 1n Europe to a greater or less extent for more than three centuries, at the present day, in spite of its obvious advantages as regards speed, economy convenience and adaptability for surveying pur poses, its use is limited mainly to government sur veys in the mapping of large areas of country.
Although a useful and serviceable instrument for railroad and land surveyors, it has never come into general use by them in the United States.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
W. H. Lovell
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528372473
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 58
Paperback
Contributors
Author
W. H. Lovell
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331983071
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 60
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