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Is a tool for measuring angles called a Theodolite or a Protractor?
Also, what is an alpine plant with tiny starlike flowers which is the unofficial national flower of Switzerland
Also, what is an alpine plant with tiny starlike flowers which is the unofficial national flower of Switzerland
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Both a theodolite and a protractor measure angles - but a theodolite is set up on a tripod and is used *out in the field* by surveyors for both measuring angles and setting out points (for say buildings or roads, yet to be constructed). More commonly used these days though is a *total station* or EDM - Electronic Distance Measurement which measures both angles horizontally and vertically, as well as distances. A protractor is a semicircular piece of plastic used by a million schoolchildren to measure angles on pieces of paper.
Alpine Plant - Edelweiss ?
Alpine Plant - Edelweiss ?