Dividing engine
Ramsden's divider eliminated the risk of human error and made it feasible to inscribe lines accurate to a second of an arc.
Sextant
Sextant has polished brass 120° scale (-2° to 136°) with 20’ divisions and brass vernier (30”),
Theodolite
Mapping the nation, Triangulation of great Britain
Reference
Joseph Whitworth:



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