Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
In a transit theodolite, transiting the telescope means rotating it through 180 degrees about the:
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Choose the correct answer
A
vertical axis
B
line of collimation only
C
horizontal axis
D
magnetic meridian
Correct Answer
C. horizontal axis
Why is this the answer?
Transiting or plunging is rotation of the telescope in the vertical plane about its horizontal axis.
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