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SURVEYING INSTRUMENT [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

surveying instrument: an item in the "Surveying and Navigational Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

instrument d'arpentage : objet de la classe «Équipement de navigation» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Instruments
CONT

Surveying instruments. The fundamental measurements made by the surveyor include distances, angles (both horizontal and vertical), altitudes, and directions. To carry out these measurements, several different types of instruments and supplementary equipment are used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'arpentage
CONT

Les instruments employés en arpentage comptent parmi les instruments topographiques les plus simples : jalons, fil à plomb et niveaux, triples mètres, rubans d'acier de 10 m et de 20 m, équerres d'arpenteur et équerres optiques, niveaux à lunette et stadias divers de longueur connue.

Key term(s)
  • appareil topographique

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Instruments

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'arpentage

Spanish

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