…There is no significant difference between the methods of surveying in the Roman period and those before, but the spread of surveying equipment and methods to Central Europe was remarkable. In the Roman period, road networks were developed and land register surveys were conducted on a national level, and a type of right-angle tool called a groma played an important role in these endeavors. A groma was made of two wooden poles arranged at right angles to each other, with weighted strings hanging from the ends of each of its four arms. The strings were used to aim and align the angle to a right angle. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "groma" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ローマ時代の測量手段はこれ以前のものと大きな差は見られないが,測量機器,方法の中部ヨーロッパへの普及が著しい。ローマ時代には道路網の整備や地籍調査が国家的に実施されているが,そのために重要な役割を果たしたのはグロマgromaとよばれる直角器の一種である。グロマは木の棒2本を互いに直交させ,その四つの腕の先からおもりをつけた紐をたらしたもので,その紐を使って照準を合わせることで角度を直角に合わせることができた。… ※「groma」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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