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71Benson Syndicate — The Benson Syndicate was an organized crime organization in the western United States involved with General Land Office land surveying fraud, and headed by one John A Benson, a former school teacher and later a reputable deputy land surveyor. The …
72Second voyage of HMS Beagle — The second voyage of HMS Beagle from 27 December 1831 to 2 October 1836 was the second survey expedition of HMS Beagle , under captain Robert FitzRoy who had taken over command of the ship on its first voyage after her previous captain committed… …
73Triangulation — In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than measuring distances to the point directly. The point can… …
74Reticle — Crosshairs redirects here. For the fictional characters in Transformers, see Crosshairs (Transformers). A comparison of different reticles used in telescopic sights. The lower right represents a reticle found in the scope of a Russian SVD sniper… …
75William Roy — Infobox Scientist name = William Roy box width = birth date = 4 May 1726 birth place = Milton Head, Carluke Parish, Scotland death date=death date and age|1790|7|1|1726|5|4|mf=y death place = London, England nationality = British (Scottish) field …
76Sokkia — Infobox Company company name = Sokkia Co., Ltd company type = Public corporation tyo|7720 foundation = 1920 location = flagicon|JapanAtsugi, Kanagawa, Japan key people = Jin Ito industry = high precision instruments for construction, surveying… …
77map — mappable, adj. mapper, n. /map/, n., v., mapped, mapping. n. 1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships… …
78Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… …
79MAP — See modified American plan. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an area of the Earth or of any celestial body. Globes are maps represented on… …
80Schiehallion experiment — Schiehallion s isolated position and symmetrical shape lent well to the experiment The Schiehallion experiment was an 18th century experiment to determine the mean density of the Earth. Funded by a grant from the …
