 | 1801 - 658 sider
...convenient also re lave a chain 50 feet long, divided into 50 links, and an offset staff io feet long. Begin at the meeting of two or more of the principal streets, through which you can have the longest prospect?, to get the longest station lines. There having fixed the instrument, tlraw lines of direction... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1807 - 464 sider
...a chain 50 feet long, divided into 50 links of one foot each, and an offset-staff of 10 feet long. Begin at the meeting of two or more of the principal streets, through which we can have the longest prospects, to get the longest station-lines : there having fixed the instrument,... | |
 | Samuel Webber - 1808 - 520 sider
...convenient also to have a chain 50 feet long, divided into 50 links, and an offset staff 10 feet long. Begin at the meeting of two or more of the principal...through which you can have the longest prospects, to get the longest station lines. There having fixed the instrument, draw lines of direction along... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1811 - 494 sider
...a chain 50 feet long, divided into 50 links of one foot each, and an offset-staff of 10 feet long. Begin at the meeting of two or more of the principal streets, through which we can have the longest prospects,. to get the longest station-lines : there having fixed the instrument,... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1817 - 306 sider
...convenient than the common surveying chain, and an f.iTtet-staff of 10 feet long will be very useful. Begin at the meeting of two, or more, of the principal streets, ilirouiih which you can have the most extensive view, anil consequently the longest station•lines.... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1822 - 616 sider
...a chain 50 feet long, divided into 50 links of one foot each, and an offset- staff of 10 feet long. Begin at the meeting of two or more of the principal streets, through which we can have the longest prospects, to get the longest station-lines : there having fixed the instrument,... | |
 | Peter Nicholson - 1825 - 1046 sider
...convenient than the common surveying chain, and an off-set staff of ten feet long will be very useful. Begin at the meeting of two, or more, of the principal streets, through which you can have the most extensive view, and consequently the longest station-lines. Having fixed your instrument at this... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1831 - 632 sider
...chain 50 feet lorig, divided into 50 links of one foot each, and an offset-staff <;f 10 feet long. Begin at the meeting of two or more of the principal...through which you can have the longest prospects, to get the longest station- lines : there having fixed the in. struinent, draw lines of direction along... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1831 - 660 sider
...a chain 50 feet long, divided into 50 links of one foot each, and an offset-staff <.f 10 feet long. Begin at the meeting of two or more of the principal streets, through which you cnn have the longest prospect?, to get the longest station lines : there having fixed the in. ut ruinent,... | |
 | Ireland commissioners of nat. educ - 1834 - 370 sider
...convenient than the common surveying chain, and au off-set staff of 10 feet long will be very useful. Begin at the meeting of two or more of the principal...through which you can have the longest prospects, to get the longest station lines. There having fixed the instruments, draw lines of direction along... | |
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... draw lines of direction along those streets, using two men as marks, or poles set in wooden pedestals, or perhaps some remarkable places in the houses at the farther ends, as windows, doors, corners... 
