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Prismatic Compass: A Simple Survey Tool for Geographers

Prismatic  compass is a light and simple instrument and is used for rough surveys where too much of accuracy is not necessary. Components and Adjustment of Prismatic Compass This compass is made into a box which is circular and 85 to 110 … Continue reading

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Calculating Height With the Help of Sextant

A sextant is a mechanical device for measuring the angle between two objects. Most commonly associated with navigation at sea, a sextant can also be used to help calculate the height of trees, buildings, flagpoles or any other vertical object. … Continue reading

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Sunlust and Wanderlust in Tourism Motivation and Some Other Theories

Tourist motivation is seen by many writers as one of the key elements in understanding tourist decision-making. The big answer to the basic question, “why do people travel?” has occupied the minds of tourist researchers for many years. Various methods … Continue reading

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Call for Papers 2019 MLA

Originally posted on urbanculturalstudies:
The Modern Language Association’s Forum on 20th- and 21st-century German literature is proposing a series of panels for the 2019 conference in Chicago that may be of interest to the readers of this blog. The series…

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