If you sat through high school geometry class wondering about the practical application of measuring angles and other geometric tasks, then you might be surprised to find that many professions use geometry every day. Surveyors and engineers and a few other occupations make use of geometry on constant basis.
The theodolite is one of the most commonly used tools by these workers and you probably have seen it before already. These are often found in the middle of a road or perhaps at a construction site where surveyors look through these to devices to make calculations. In order to measure horizontal and vertical angles, this optical instrument contains a movable or rotating telescope. Leveling tasks and measuring horizontal distances are some of its multiple of use.
Meteorologists make use of a theodolite aside from surveyors, and this device is also used for navigation. The early theodolites were used mainly for surveying tasks. A telescope, compass and tripod were included in its early iterations during the 16th century.
The Ramsden theodolite is one famous theodolite often known as the Great Theodolite, and it is definitely one of the world's most notable theodolites. This theodolite was built in the 18th Century and weighed more than 300 pounds having a base circle of three feet in diameter. Surveyors in Great Britain made great use of the device to make comprehensive maps of the country. This monumental device can be seen at the Science Museum in London.
Jeremiah's theodolite is another notable optical instrument that was used to resolve the notorious border dispute in Colonial America. Two surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, were called upon to establish the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, which became known as the Mason-Dixon Line. The line actually forms part of the border for Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia. However, historians speculate that Jeremiah's theodolite was most likely a circumferentor, which is a special type of compass.
A theodolite and an electronic distance meter are comprised with an optical instrument call total station which is used by today's surveyors. These total stations have robotic versions of themselves allowing for remote control. One of its main uses is to survey mines and also for road and building construction.
The theodolite is one of the most commonly used tools by these workers and you probably have seen it before already. These are often found in the middle of a road or perhaps at a construction site where surveyors look through these to devices to make calculations. In order to measure horizontal and vertical angles, this optical instrument contains a movable or rotating telescope. Leveling tasks and measuring horizontal distances are some of its multiple of use.
Meteorologists make use of a theodolite aside from surveyors, and this device is also used for navigation. The early theodolites were used mainly for surveying tasks. A telescope, compass and tripod were included in its early iterations during the 16th century.
The Ramsden theodolite is one famous theodolite often known as the Great Theodolite, and it is definitely one of the world's most notable theodolites. This theodolite was built in the 18th Century and weighed more than 300 pounds having a base circle of three feet in diameter. Surveyors in Great Britain made great use of the device to make comprehensive maps of the country. This monumental device can be seen at the Science Museum in London.
Jeremiah's theodolite is another notable optical instrument that was used to resolve the notorious border dispute in Colonial America. Two surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, were called upon to establish the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, which became known as the Mason-Dixon Line. The line actually forms part of the border for Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia. However, historians speculate that Jeremiah's theodolite was most likely a circumferentor, which is a special type of compass.
A theodolite and an electronic distance meter are comprised with an optical instrument call total station which is used by today's surveyors. These total stations have robotic versions of themselves allowing for remote control. One of its main uses is to survey mines and also for road and building construction.
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