stadimeters

  1. Home
  2. top of the aat hierarchies
  3. Objects Facet
  4. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
  5. Measuring Devices (hierarchy name)
  6. measuring devices (instruments)
  7. [measuring devices for extent]
  8. distance measuring devices
  9. linear distance measuring devices
  10. stadimeters
Scope note
Instruments for measuring the distance between an observer and an object of known height by measuring the angle subtended by the object.
stadimeters
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025