Talk:Meridian circle

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This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, now in the public domain.

[edit] 1911 Britannica mess

The OCR from 1911 Britannica is a hopeless mess. Unless somebody has a print version to correct it from, it could just as well be thrown out. Gene Nygaard 20:49, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

I cleaned it up. I think the text is now mostly correct. I removed the footnotes that had gotten mixed up in the article. If someone thinks they're important, they could be readded, but I don't think they are necessary. The article still needs updating, though. In particular, the description may be very different from what is used today, if the instrument is used at all. -- Kjkolb 23:06, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

It might also be nice to have an easier to read english. Also more section titles could be added. There is only the title "Structure" but later detailed measuring procedures for eliminating various errors are described. 85.2.139.221 (talk) 04:49, 3 January 2008 (UTC)