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VERTICAL COLLIMATOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

A telescope so mounted that its collimation axis can be made to coincide with the vertical (or direction of the plumb line). The vertical collimator serves as an optical plumb line; it may be designed for use ... in centering an instrument on a high tower directly over a mark on the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Appareils de mesure
DEF

Lunette coudée solidaire d'un instrument d'observation, l'axe de l'objectif coïncidant avec l'axe principal de l'instrument et permettant de centrer cet instrument avec une grande précision.

Spanish

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