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noun • surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments • surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles | ||||
| 32% | 10 | English civil engineer and mechanical engineer known for his invention of the steam locomotive | ||
noun • English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848) | ||||
| 30% | 10 | First name of the engineer who constructed the first railway steam locomotive | ||
noun • English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833) | ||||
The Greatest Old Man First To Engineer Surveying Equipment
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ALIDADE which was last seen in the Telegraph Toughie crossword.
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