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Ancient and modern rangefinders

Popular Physics 2014-01-15 v1

Abstract

Rangefinders are instruments used for ballistics and for surveying in general. Here a short discussion of some of them, ranging from the ancient Rome to the modern methods.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1205.2078,
  title  = {Ancient and modern rangefinders},
  author = {Amelia Carolina Sparavigna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.2078},
  year   = {2014}
}

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