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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Colour philtre
Earth science; Mapping science
An optical philtre which allows only light within a certain narrow range of frequencies to pass through. colour philtres have been used in the telescopes of both levelling instruments and of ...
Classification copy
Earth science; Mapping science
Source material used as a guide by the compiler and/or draughtsman in preparing a map or chart and consisting, usually, of details on roads, railroads, cities, and the like that have been developed ...
Buys-ballot's law
Earth science; Mapping science
Facing the wind in the northern hemi-sphere, atmospheric pressure decreases toward the right and increases towards the left; the reverse is true in the southern hemisphere.
Collimation plane
Earth science; Mapping science
The plane described by the collimation axis of the telescope of a transit or theodolite when the telescope is rotated around a horizontal axis.
Isomagnetic chart
Earth science; Mapping science
A chart showing the shape of the Earth's magnetic field by isogonic, isoclinic, or isodynamic lines.
Cartouche
Earth science; Mapping science
A panel on a map, often with decoration, inclosing the title or other legends, the scale, etc.
Block correction
Earth science; Mapping science
A corrected reproduction of a small region of a nautical chart, which is pasted to the chart for which it is issued.
