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English: A Brunton Pocket Transit, a specialized compass used by geologists and other field-based surveying over long distances. From left to right: The mirror, with line and sighter on top of the mirror, and window to look through the window; millimeter scale on side of mirror; hinge with angle measurement on side (set at ~50 degrees); the face, with azimuth degrees around the outside of the face measuring 0-359 degrees, the needle (with North hand pointed at 79 degrees); the bubble level; the inclinometer (set at ~30 degrees), a magnetic declination setting (green point on the outer ring, set to ~15 degrees); on the outside of the face is the damping button (with arm projecting from it seen in face); and finally, a sighting arm to the right. |
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- 2010-05-24 03:20:38 Matt Affolter (QFL247) 3,648×2,736 (3.19 MB) ({{Information |Description = A [[Brunton compas]], a specialized [[compass]] used by [[geologist]]s and other field-based [[surveying]] over long distances. From left to right: The mirror, with line and sighter on top of the mirror, and window to loo)
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| current | 22:04, 25 February 2020 | | 3,648 × 2,593 (3.94 MB) | wikimediacommons>WikiPedant | tweaks |
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