Excerpt from Coordinates of Elementary Surveying I. For the purpose of study the subject of Elementary Survey ing may be divided into the following parts: (1) Coordinates of surveying, which are the magnitudes which serve to fix the position of a point, - ih space, on a surface, or on a line. (2) Surveying instruments, by means of which the magnitudes are measured. (3) Errors of measurement. (4) Methods of surveying, which deal with the practical application of systems of coordinates, either singly or in combination, through the use of various surveying instruments. (5) Computing and mapping, by which the measurements are combined and the results presented for convenient use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.