TRANSIT THEODOLITE Definition & Meaning

transit theodolite

[ tran-zit thee-od-l-ahyt, -sit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Surveying.

another term for transit.

transit theodolite

noun

a theodolite the telescope of which can be rotated completely about its horizontal axis

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of transit theodolite¹

First recorded in 1860–65

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With ordinary field instruments, transit, theodolite, or sextant, an extended series of observations by an expert observer should permit the determination of the Pole within entirely satisfactory limits, but not with the same precision as by the first method.

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