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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Anaglyph
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) A composite picture made by superposing one picture (of a stereoscopic pair) in one colour on the other picture which is in a complementary color. The usual colours are red and blue green. ...
Amici prism
Earth science; Mapping science
A roof prism which deviates rays of light through 90° and inverts the image. It may be considered an ordinary prism having right angled isosceles triangles as bases, in which the face forming the ...
Transverse axis
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) An axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of a craft, generally in the plane of symmetry of the craft, and oriented positively to the right looking forwards. (2) The line joining the ...
Abstractor plat
Earth science; Mapping science
A plat carrying a compilation of all descriptions of land within a given region, showing controlling measurements and other data. Not all dimensions in a deed are shown; those that are a ...
Eccentric angle
Earth science; Mapping science
The angle ε such that a pair of coordinates x and y can be found, on an ellipse with major diameter 2a and minor diameter 2b, satisfying the equations cosε = x/a and sinε = y/b.
Axis of symmetry
Earth science; Mapping science
A straight line through a figure bisecting all straight lines drawn perpendicular to it and terminating on the figure. i.e., a straight line with respect to which a geometric figure is symmetrical.
Photographic base line
Earth science; Mapping science
That line, on a photograph, joining the principal point on that photograph to the point, on the same photograph, which corresponds to the principal point on another (overlapping) photograph.
