Stadia Surveying: The Theory of Stadia Measurements, Accompanied by Tables of Horizontal Distances and Differences of Level for the Reduction of Stadia Field Observations
Stadia Surveying: The Theory of Stadia Measurements, Accompanied by Tables of Horizontal Distances and Differences of Level for the Reduction of Stadia Field Observations
Excerpt from Stadia Surveying: The Theory of Stadia Measurements, Accompanied by Tables of Horizontal Distances and Differences of Level for the Reduction of Stadia Field Observations The credit of having first introduced this method of measurement into this country would seem to be long to Mr. John B. Mayer, a French Swiss. It was used by him as early as 1850; and subsequently, during his connection with the United States Lake Survey, he did much towards perfecting the instruments and improving the methods of work. An ...
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Excerpt from Stadia Surveying: The Theory of Stadia Measurements, Accompanied by Tables of Horizontal Distances and Differences of Level for the Reduction of Stadia Field Observations The credit of having first introduced this method of measurement into this country would seem to be long to Mr. John B. Mayer, a French Swiss. It was used by him as early as 1850; and subsequently, during his connection with the United States Lake Survey, he did much towards perfecting the instruments and improving the methods of work. An essay by him in the Journal Min Institute for January, 1865, con tains a short historical sketch of the development of topographical surveying and a brief dissuade dime. General principles of Stadia measurements.length of a line subtending an angle at a distance d from its apex, and a' the length of line, parallel to and twice the length of a, subtending the same angle at a dis tance d' from its apex, then will d' equal 2d. This is, in a general way, the underly ing principle of stadia work; the nature of the instruments used, however, intro duces several modifications, and these will be best understood by a consideration of the conditions under which such measure ments are generally made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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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