 | 1893 - 666 Seiten
...fractions of a mile. This is particularly to be observed when coming to an anchor on a narrow ledge of convenient depth at some distance from the shore....bearing or in laying it down on the chart has a greater eifect in misplacing the position the longer the line to be drawn. 6. Distortion of Printed Charts.—The... | |
 | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - 1906 - 660 Seiten
...a mile. For this reason bearings or angles to near objects are to be preferred to distant objects, although the latter may be more prominent, as a small error in bearing, or in laying it down on the charts, has a greater effect in misplacing the position the longer the line to be drawn. The largest-scale... | |
 | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - 1912 - 178 Seiten
...Near objects should be used either for bearings or angles for position in preference to distant ones, although the latter may be more prominent, as a small error in the bearing or angle or in laying it on the chart has a greater effect in misplacing the position the... | |
 | United States. Hydrographic Office - 1915 - 418 Seiten
...Near objects should be used either for bearings or angles for position in preference to distant ones, although the latter may be more prominent, as a small error in the bearing or angle or in laying it on the chart has a greater effect in misplacing the position the... | |
 | United States. Hydrographic Office - 1915 - 1286 Seiten
...Near objects should be used either for bearings or angles for position in preference to distant ones, although the latter may be more prominent, as a small error in the bearing or angle or in laying it on the chart has a greater effect in misplacing the position the... | |
 | United States. Hydrographic Office - 1915 - 590 Seiten
...Near objects should be used either for bearings or angles for position in preference to distant ones, although the latter may be more prominent, as a small error in the bearing or angle or in laying it on the chart has a greater effect in misplacing the position the... | |
 | United States. Hydrographic Office - 1915 - 658 Seiten
...Near objects should be used either for bearings or angles for position in preference to distant ones, although the latter may be more prominent, as a small error in the bearing or angle or in laying it on the chart has a greater effect in misplacing the position the... | |
 | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - 1947 - 404 Seiten
...displacement means large fractions of a mile. For the same reason, bearings to near objects should 30 be used in preference to objects farther off, although...error in bearing or in laying it down on the chart has greater effect in misplacing the position, the longer the line to be drawn. Depth curves. — Since... | |
 | United States. Hydrographic Office - 1916 - 594 Seiten
...Near objects should be used either for bearings or angles for position in preference to distant ones, although the latter may be more prominent, as a small error in the bearing or angle or in laying it on the chart has a greater effect in misplacing the position the... | |
 | United States. Hydrographic Office - 1916 - 516 Seiten
...Near objects should be used either for bearings or angles for position in preference to distant ones, although the latter may be more prominent, as a small error in the bearing or angle or in laying it on the chart has a greater effect in misplacing the position the... | |
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... on the chart has a greater effect in misplacing the position the longer the line to be drawn. 
