Yes, I think Mark is right -- the thing in question is a transit telescope, used
in surveying. THis site gives a picture, and instructions on how to build one!
http://www.auburn.edu/~austiwd/transitpage.html
reg
mnunes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Peirce, if I remember correctly, calculated how the flex of the pendulum
> shaft introduced error in gravity measurements, which are used in
> calculating altitude, I believe.
>
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> > Sorry for the question that is not related to the issues of the list.
> > But I'm translating an article on Charles Sanders Pierce and it states =
> > that he:
> > "made a career as a scientist for the United States Coast Survey, =
> > working especially in geodesy and in pendulum determinations".
> > I don't know what is pendulum determinations althought I have searched a =
> > lot. Is it a physics issue?
> > Can anybody help me?
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Magda Gadelha
> > magda2@xxxxxxxxxx=20
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> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Sorry for the question that is not related to the =
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> > the list.</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>But I'm translating an article on Charles Sanders =
> > Pierce and=20
> > it states that he:</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>"made a career as a scientist for the United States =
> > Coast=20
> > Survey, working especially in geodesy and in <EM><STRONG>pendulum=20
> > determinations</STRONG></EM>".</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I don't know what is pendulum determinations =
> > althought I have=20
> > searched a lot. Is it a physics issue?</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Can anybody help me?</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Magda Gadelha</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><A href=3D"mailto:magda2@xxxxxxxxxx";><FONT=20
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in surveying. THis site gives a picture, and instructions on how to build one!
http://www.auburn.edu/~austiwd/transitpage.html
reg
mnunes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Peirce, if I remember correctly, calculated how the flex of the pendulum
> shaft introduced error in gravity measurements, which are used in
> calculating altitude, I believe.
>
> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME
> format. > > --Boundary_(ID_BPMg9BC4uQzYiK3PRRmC9A)
> > Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
> >
> > Hi,
> > Sorry for the question that is not related to the issues of the list.
> > But I'm translating an article on Charles Sanders Pierce and it states =
> > that he:
> > "made a career as a scientist for the United States Coast Survey, =
> > working especially in geodesy and in pendulum determinations".
> > I don't know what is pendulum determinations althought I have searched a =
> > lot. Is it a physics issue?
> > Can anybody help me?
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Magda Gadelha
> > magda2@xxxxxxxxxx=20
> > BRA RIO
> >
> > --Boundary_(ID_BPMg9BC4uQzYiK3PRRmC9A)
> > Content-type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
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> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Sorry for the question that is not related to the =
> > issues of=20
> > the list.</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>But I'm translating an article on Charles Sanders =
> > Pierce and=20
> > it states that he:</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>"made a career as a scientist for the United States =
> > Coast=20
> > Survey, working especially in geodesy and in <EM><STRONG>pendulum=20
> > determinations</STRONG></EM>".</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I don't know what is pendulum determinations =
> > althought I have=20
> > searched a lot. Is it a physics issue?</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Can anybody help me?</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Magda Gadelha</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><A href=3D"mailto:magda2@xxxxxxxxxx";><FONT=20
> > size=3D2>magda2@xxxxxxxxxx</FONT></A><FONT size=3D2>=20
> > <BR> BRA =20
> > RIO</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
> >
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> >