A dumpy level is a versatile surveying tool that allows users to measure elevations accurately. It consists of a telescope mounted on a tripod, with an attached bubble level to ensure accuracy in ...

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Antique illustration of an early dumpy level, optical instrument used to establish or check points in the same horizontal plane. Published in Systematische Bilder-Gallerie, Karlsruhe und Freiburg ...

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() A level having a short telescope (hence its name) rigidly fixed to a table capable only of rotatory movement in a horizontal plane. The telescope is usually an inverting one. It is sometimes called ...