stadia-interval factor
simplified directional facility
a NAVAID that is used for nonprecision instrument approaches.
Also called a stadial moraine. Recharge Area The area on the Earth's surface that receives water for storage into a particular aquifer.
One reason is that Ptolemy estimated the Earth too small: while Eratosthenes found 700 stadia for a degree on the globe, in the Geographia Ptolemy uses 500 stadia.
By using the alidade as a surveying level, information on the topography of the site can be directly recorded on the drawing as elevations. Distances to the objects can be measured directly or by the use of stadia marks in the telescope of the ...
Calculates a circumference of 250K stadia, which translates to about 46K. (stay tuned this figure may be incorrect) This is only 16% too large.
Elevations are shown, on a selective basis, for road forks and intersections, grade crossings summit of hills, mountain stadia Technique of distance measurement wherein the observer reads the intercept subtended on a graduated rod between two ...
Sites were established which feature satellite images of interesting natural and man-made landmarks, including such novelties as "large type" writing visible in the imagery, as well as famous stadia and unique earth formations.
 See also: Information, Class, Origin, Geographic, Latitude
  
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