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Record 1 2017-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship's Organization (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation du navire (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
CONT

For angle measuring or line prolongation, the foresight is the angle measurement on the graduated horizontal circle of the instrument (set or to be read and recorded) when the vertical cross hair of the instrument is visually coinciding with the foresight point or with a marker in the vertical plane through the foresight point and the center of the instrument.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
OBS

point de visée. [...] la lunette [d'un théodolite] peut être dirigée à volonté sur un point de visée [...]

Spanish

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