A temporary benchmark has been established at the soffit of a chajja on a window opening, and its known elevation is 102.405 m above mean sea level. The backsight used to establish the height of the instrument is by an inverted staff reading

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A temporary benchmark has been established at
the soffit of a chajja on a window opening, and its
known elevation is 102.405 m above mean sea
level. The backsight used to establish the height
of the instrument is by an inverted staff reading
of 1.80 m. A foresight reading with the same
staff, held normally, is 1.215 m on a recently
constructed plinth. The elevation of the plinth is
Transcribed Image Text:A temporary benchmark has been established at the soffit of a chajja on a window opening, and its known elevation is 102.405 m above mean sea level. The backsight used to establish the height of the instrument is by an inverted staff reading of 1.80 m. A foresight reading with the same staff, held normally, is 1.215 m on a recently constructed plinth. The elevation of the plinth is
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