tracking theodolite
1phototheodolite — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phot + theodolite : an instrument consisting of a theodolite mounted on a camera which can take at each of several stations of known position and elevation (as determined by transit survey) a …
2phototheodolite — /foh toh thee od l uyt /, n. an optical tracking instrument consisting of a camera and theodolite mounted on a single tripod, used in photogrammetry and in tracking rockets. Cf. theodolite. [1890 95; PHOTO + THEODOLITE] * * * …
3Saturn V Instrument Unit — The Saturn V Instrument Unit is a ring shaped structure fitted to the top of the Saturn V rocket s third stage (S IVB) and the Saturn IB s second stage (S IVB). It was immediately below the SLA (Spacecraft/Lunar Module Adapter) panels that… …
4Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident — The two Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident, published in 1994/5 and 1997, form the basis for much of the skeptical explanation for the 1947 incident, the purported recovery of aliens and their craft from the vicinity of Roswell, New… …
5Overberg Test Range — Infobox Military Test Site name=Overberg Test Range caption= map caption= type=Missile test range coordinates=coord|34|36|9.92|S|20|18|9.74|E|type:landmark scale:25000|display=inline,title nearest town=Overberg country=South Africa area=430 km²… …
6Beijing Ancient Observatory — The Beijing Ancient Observatory (zh tsp|t=北京古觀象台|s=北京古观象台|p=běi jīng gǔ guān xiàng tái) is a pretelescopic observatory located in Beijing, China. The revolutionary tools used within this ancient observatory were built in 1442 during the Ming… …
7kin|e|the|od|o|lite — «KIHN uh thee OD uh lyt», noun. a device consisting of a camera attached to a theodolite, used for tracking missiles and aircraft. ╂[< kine(tic) + theodolite] …
8radiosonde — /ray dee oh sond /, n. Meteorol. an instrument that is carried aloft by a balloon to send back information on atmospheric temperature, pressure, and humidity by means of a small radio transmitter. Cf. rawinsonde [1935 40; RADIO + SONDE] * * * ▪… …
9Mount Everest — Everest redirects here. For other uses, see Everest (disambiguation). Mount Everest (Qomolongma / Sagarmatha) Highest Mountain in the World …
10Radiosonde — A GPS sonde, approx 220 × 80 ×75 mm (8.7 × 3.1 × 3 in) (with grounding station in background, used to perform a ground check and also recondition the humidity sensor) A radiosonde (Sonde is French for probe) is a unit for use in weather balloons… …
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