This book is a comprehensive presentation of the tools and techniques of surveying, written for the aspiring surveyor. The author, an experienced surveyor, presents the subject with great thoroughness and precision, introducing the types of surveying instruments, including the plain compass, vernier compass, railroad compass, surveyor's transit, and solar compass, and discussing how each of these instruments is calibrated and used. The author also introduces basic surveying principles, including the procedures for measuring bearings, angles of elevation and depression, and distances between points. This is an indispensable guide for the student surveyor or the practicing surveyor seeking a grounding in the fundamentals of the field.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a comprehensive presentation of the tools and techniques of surveying, written for the aspiring surveyor. The author, an experienced surveyor, presents the subject with great thoroughness and precision, introducing the types of surveying instruments, including the plain compass, vernier compass, railroad compass, surveyor's transit, and solar compass, and discussing how each of these instruments is calibrated and used. The author also introduces basic surveying principles, including the procedures for measuring bearings, angles of elevation and depression, and distances between points. This is an indispensable guide for the student surveyor or the practicing surveyor seeking a grounding in the fundamentals of the field. 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. Seller Inventory # 9780282293642_0
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