 | Frederick Walter Simms - 1836 - 160 pages
...stake, a, the second, b, and the third, c. " Place the instrument half way between the stakes a and b, and read the staff, A, placed on the stake, a, and also the staff, B, placed on the stake, 6, call the two readings, A' and B'; then, although the instrument be out of adjustment, yet the points... | |
 | Frederick Walter Simms - 1844 - 190 pages
...stake, a, the second, J, and the third, c. "Place the instrument half way between the stakes a and J, and read the staff, A, placed on the stake, a, and...then, although the instrument be out of adjustment, yet the points read off will be equidistant from the earth's centre, and consequently level. "Now remove... | |
 | John F. Heather - 1849 - 208 pages
...stake a, the second b, and the third c. " Place the instrument half way between the stakes a and b, and read the staff A, placed on the stake a, and also the staff B, placed on the stake b ; call the two readings, A' and B' ; then, although the instrument be out of adjustment*, yet the... | |
 | John Fry Heather - 1849 - 202 pages
...a and b, and read the staff A, placed on the stake a, and also the staff B, placed on the stake 6 ; call the two readings, A' and B' ; then, although the instrument be out of adjustment*, yet the points read off will be equidistant from the earth's center, and consequently level. " Now... | |
 | Sir Henry Edward Landor Thuillier - 1851 - 826 pages
...stake a, the second b, and the third c. " Place the instrument half way between the stakes a and b, and read the staff A, placed on the stake a, and also the staff B, placed on the stake b; call the two readings A' and B' ; then, although the instrument be out of adjustment,* yet the points... | |
 | W. Davis Haskoll - 1858 - 422 pages
...stake a, the second b, and the third c. " Place the instrument half way between the stakes a and b, and read the staff A, placed on the stake a, and also the staff B, placed on the stake b ; call the two readings A' and B- ; then, although the instrument be out of adjustment, yet the points... | |
 | Henry S. Merrett - 1863 - 476 pages
...calling the first a, the second b, the third c. Place the instrument half way between the stakes a and b, and read the staff A placed on the stake a, and also the staff B on the stake b ; call the two readings A' and B' ; then, although the instrument be out of adjustment,... | |
 | Henry S. Merrett - 1863 - 428 pages
...calling the first a, the second b, the third c. Place the instrument half way between the stakes a and b, and read the staff A placed on the stake a, and also the staff В on the stake b ; call the two readings A' and В' ; then, although the instrument be out of adjustment,... | |
 | John Fry Heather - 1866 - 228 pages
...stake a, the second b, and the third c. " Place the instrument half way between the stakes a and b, and read the staff A, placed on the stake a, and also the staff B, placed on the stake b ; call the two readings, A' and B'; then, although the instrument be out of adjustment *, * The axis... | |
 | John Fry Heather - 1874 - 220 pages
...b, and the third «. " Place the instrument half way between the stakes a and b, and read the Btaff A, placed on the stake a, and also the staff B, placed on the stake b ; call the two readings, A' and B'; then, although the instrument be out of adjustment *, yet the... | |
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Place the instrument half way between the stakes a and b, and read the staff A, placed on the stake a, and also the staff B, placed on the stake b ; call the two readings, A... 
