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Geography, Geophysics 16th February 202313th December 2023 | 1 Comment on Landmarks of levelling

Landmarks of levelling

Levelling is the process of accurate measurement of the height above sea level of points in the landscape. When I am not on strike (and I have three strike days this week) we teach students to do this as a part of conducting gravity surveys. You can see me explaining the process in this video,Continue reading Landmarks of levelling

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