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Borden Base Line
The Borden Base Line is a historic Baseline (surveying), survey line (7.42 miles, long) running north–south through Hatfield, Massachusetts, Hatfield and South Deerfield, Massachusetts. It was completed in 1831. It was designated a List of historic civil engineering landmarks, National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1981. The baseline measurement was the first project of its kind undertaken in America, and essential for Massachusetts' pioneering Trigonometrical Survey, performed under chief engineer Robert Treat Paine. Its careful measurement was critical since the accuracy of the whole triangulation network depended on it. The baseline was measured with greater accuracy than previously possible by using a new measuring device invented by Simeon Borden, which employed a bi-metallic measuring instrument to provide constant readings despite temperature variations. His apparatus was long, enclosed in a tube, and employed with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borden Base Line - Massachusetts Map, 1871
Borden may refer to: Places Australia *Borden, Western Australia Canada *Borden, Saskatchewan *CFB Borden, Borden, Ontario, a Canadian Forces base located in Ontario *Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, formerly the town of Borden *Borden Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada *Borden Island, Nunavut, Canada *CFB Borden, Canadian Forces Base Borden (also known as "CFB Borden" and "16 Wing Borden"), a Canadian Forces base located in Ontario United Kingdom *Borden, Kent, England *Bordon, Bordon, Hampshire, England **Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps, British Army training camps and training area *Borden, West Sussex, England United States *Borden, California *Borden, Indiana *Borden, Texas *Borden County, Texas *Borden Lake, a lake in Minnesota *Borden Shaft, Maryland *Borden Ranch AVA, California wine region People *Borden (surname) *Borden Chase (1900–1971), American writer *Borden Smith (born 1943), Canadian professional hockey player Other uses *Borden (company), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |