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Measuring Building Height with Sextant by Abu Shabeel is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. The document describes how to use a sextant to determine the height of an object. A sextant measures angles between objects by reflecting light off a plane mirror. 2. The procedure involves measuring the angles of elevation of the top of the water tank from two distances using a sextant. These measurements are used to calculate the height. 3. The calculated height of the water tank was 9.42 feet, with a 4.7% error from the actual height of 9 feet. Precautions are noted to ensure accurate angle measur
- Author
- Abu Shabeel
- Language
- EN