The Technical World Magazine, Volume 4Technical World Company, 1906 |
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Page 41
... length of the objective and the divisions painted on a long piece of wood , called a telemeter rod . These divisions , and the distances between the cross - hairs , are so adjusted that when the rod , held in an upright position , is ...
... length of the objective and the divisions painted on a long piece of wood , called a telemeter rod . These divisions , and the distances between the cross - hairs , are so adjusted that when the rod , held in an upright position , is ...
Page 44
... length of the distance between his compass points . He then , by a certain prearranged signal- generally a move- ment of the arms over the head - signifies to the rodman to move on ; and turns his attention and his instrument to the ...
... length of the distance between his compass points . He then , by a certain prearranged signal- generally a move- ment of the arms over the head - signifies to the rodman to move on ; and turns his attention and his instrument to the ...
Page 48
... length , would be as absurd as to try to explain the science of algebra in five pages of a magazine . The plane table is unique among sur- veying methods , inasmuch as it draws the map from nature's model absolutely without notes , all ...
... length , would be as absurd as to try to explain the science of algebra in five pages of a magazine . The plane table is unique among sur- veying methods , inasmuch as it draws the map from nature's model absolutely without notes , all ...
Page 50
... length ( the water being so potent a conductor of electric force ) , and with its metal core of a substance affording the highest " conductivity , " as no repeating stations are possible between land and land . Cop- per is the best ...
... length ( the water being so potent a conductor of electric force ) , and with its metal core of a substance affording the highest " conductivity , " as no repeating stations are possible between land and land . Cop- per is the best ...
Page 55
... length , as the working speed depends inversely on the product of the conductor resistance and the electrostatic inductive capacity , and varies inversely as the square of the length ; that is , if a cable of a given type is doubled in ...
... length , as the working speed depends inversely on the product of the conductor resistance and the electrostatic inductive capacity , and varies inversely as the square of the length ; that is , if a cable of a given type is doubled in ...
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