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Record 1 2011-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
  • Optics
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

In stadia work, a length added to the product of the intercept on the staff and the multiplying constant to give the true distance between telescope centre and staff.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
  • Optique
  • Instruments d'optique
DEF

Constante instrumentale qui s'ajoute à la distance du sommet avant l'objectif d'une lunette stadimétrique à la stadia.

Spanish

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