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2. Tape measure - Wikipedia

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   A Chesterman tape measure. James Chesterman, a British metalworker, is credited with the invention of the first retractable tape measure in 1821. [6] His design consisted of a spring-loaded cloth strip with marked measurements, housed within a compact case. Building upon his prior design, Chesterman would patent the first steel tape measure. [7]

3. Tree girth measurement - Wikipedia

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   The Árbol del Tule in Santa Maria del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico (Taxodium mucronatum) has a girth of 119.8 feet (36.5 m) and a height of 116.1 feet (35.4 m), with a 144-foot (43.9 m) wide crown as measured by Dr. Robert Van Pelt in 2005. The Tule tree therefore has a diameter of 38.1 feet (11.61 m) as extrapolated from the tape wrap values.

4. Tape correction (surveying) - Wikipedia

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   For common tape measurements, the tape used is a steel tape with coefficient of thermal expansion C equal to 0.000,011,6 units per unit length per degree Celsius change. This means that the tape changes length by 1.16 mm per 10 m tape per 10 °C change from the standard temperature of the tape.

5. List of surveying instruments - Wikipedia

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   Measuring tape; Plane table; Pole (surveying) Prism (surveying) (corner cube retroreflector) Prismatic compass (angle measurement) Ramsden surveying instruments; Ranging rod; Surveyor's chain; Surveyor's compass; Tachymeter (surveying) Tape (surveying) Tellurometer; Theodolite. Half theodolite; Plain theodolite; Simple theodolite; Great ...

6. Gunter's chain - Wikipedia

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   Although link chains were later superseded by the steel ribbon tape (a form of tape measure), its legacy was a new statutory unit of length called the chain, equal to 22 yards (66 feet) of 100 links. [8] This unit still exists as a location identifier on British railways, as well as all across America in what is called the public land survey ...

7. List of measuring instruments - Wikipedia

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   A measuring instrument for lengths: a typical tape measure with both metric and imperial units and two US pennies for comparison A measuring instrument is a device to measure a physical quantity . In the physical sciences , quality assurance , and engineering , measurement is the activity of obtaining and comparing physical quantities of real ...