You don't have to know calculus to see what geodesy means for the average surveyor. If every surveyor and equipment designer (software folks I'm looki...

Just look at the names of professors and TA's at a university. When I was there I could pronounce the majority of the names. Now not so, at least in t...

Don't his eyes tell him it isn't straight?

I'm in favor of a requirement to mark the all-time high water mark on poles, buildings. etc.?ÿ Anyone buying property below that mark better have a ve...

They might be technically correct, but a lot of people would do it each way.?ÿ It is such an irrelevant issue that reviewers should ignore it, because...

And if the USPO closes, neither will the private carriers.

Does the battery have a fuse you can check?

I have seen post office trucks delivering something in our neighborhood on Sundays. Definitely not running a route.

Wikipedia tells me Polaris Australis?ÿ(Sigma Octantis) is your best pole star, but it is much dimmer than Polaris. Has it been commonly used for azimu...

@jerry-attrick?ÿ You mean mirrored, not negative.

The division of the circle into 32 parts is unusual - not a nice multiple of degrees or mils.?ÿ The 32 is reminiscent of a nautical compass rose.

Jones knew permission was needed, so shouldn't be now claiming it "her driveway". Brown had no authority to give permission to Jones. Smith apparent...

Not sure about Wisconsin, but in many areas this would be a case of potential acquiescence to a boundary if usage up to that line for a prescribed len...