Abstract:
IN A THEODOLITE, THE OPTICAL AXIS IS DEFLECTED BY A MIRROR ATTACHED TO A ROTATABLE DISK HAVING A CIRCUMFERENTIAL SCALE GRADUATED IN ANGLES. TO ELIMINATE ERRORS OF CENTRICALLY OF THE DISK AXIS RELATIVE TO THE SCALE, THE DISK IS REVERSIBLE ABOUT THE AXIS OF ROTATION AND THE MIRROR IS PROVIDED WITH A REFLECTIVE SURFACE ON THE REAR SIDE, SCALE MARKINGS BEING PROVIDED FOR READING OFF A VALUE 180* DIFFERENT FROM THAT CORRESPOND TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION.