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 Universal Instrument

This term is given to an instrument with a range of functions, where it would be misleading to give it a more specific name. Such instruments are most commonly found in surveying.

In some cases instruments that could readily be given a more specific name, such as triangulation instrument or altazimuth theodolite, were presented by their designers as universal instruments, answering all the possible needs of the surveyor.

Jim Bennett

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