On 19/03/19 10:13, Andy Townsend wrote:
On 18/03/2019 21:05, Neil Matthews wrote:
P.S. Any suggestions on how I can measure buildings "on-foot"
greatly apreciated...
If you can't get hold of one of these*:
https://www.aols.org/archives/historical-artifacts?page=13 , and if
you're after the heights of large buildings in a city that you can get
fairly close to, how about a plastic set-square held horizontal by
aligning the perpendicular side to a piece of string held down by a
weight? The height of the building should be half your distance from
it. Or just cheat and count the floors.
Best Regards,
Andy
* turn the mirror through 90 degrees, look through the gap and at the
reflection of your eye, adjust the weight and read the number off the
scale
For a chimney that is surrounded by a building I used the shadow of the
chimney vs the shadow of the building. Do tag the source:height !
Someone may be able to do better, if not at least it provides amusement
for others.
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