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Metrology (metrol)

The measurement of contested quantities. The archive makes no claim that measuring one settles it.

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• Calibration and Uncertainty (metrol.CAL new, recent, search)
  Stated precision, and what a stated precision does not settle. 4 entries.
• Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO new, recent, search)
  The measurement of the figure of the Earth, and disputes conducted about it. 10 entries.
• Instrumentation (metrol.INST new, recent, search)
  Instruments built to settle a particular question, and what became of the question. 5 entries.
• Refraction and Sightline (metrol.REF new, recent, search)
  Corrections applied to observations taken near the horizon. 3 entries.