South African control surveys from Maclear to the present.

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Aug 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995trssa..50...79r&link_type=abstract

Trans. R. Soc. S. Afr., Vol. 50, Part 1, p. 79 - 88

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Geodesy: History Of Astronomy

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For many years the South African survey system with its well monumented control beacons was the envy of many countries. The success of the integrated system plus the ease with which all types of surveys could be based on the system led to South African surveyors being referred to as fellows with 0.01 mentality. This 0.01 figure was a reference to the days prior to metrication when urban cadastral diagrams and general plans required distances to 0.01 of a foot. This historical resumé covers a period of over 100 years when surveying not only required average scientific ability but also demanded tremendous physical effort and perseverance.

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