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Royal Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen

Royal Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Royal Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen rather than just read about it. In short: Royal Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen was a British military corps under the Board of Ordnance formally established in 1800 and disbanded in 1817. It was one of the predecessors of the Ordnance Survey.

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Reference excerpt

Royal Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen was a British military corps under the Board of Ordnance formally established in 1800 and disbanded in 1817. It was one of the predecessors of the Ordnance Survey.

Establishment The royal warrant to establish the corps was signed in 1800, making the civilian staff of the Drawing Room at the Tower of London a military corps. It was believed that a militarization of the staff would increase its efficacy. In reality, the corps was not formed until 1805. In 1813 it was confirmed by law that the corps as well as other corps of the military establishment of the Ordnance Board was subject to the Mutiny Act.

Duties Duties of the corps was to make surveys and drawings, both in Britain and abroad, particularly as part of the Trigonometrical Survey.

Staff 1 Chief Surveyor and Draftsman 1 First Assistant Surveyor and Draftsman 1 Second Assistant Surveyor and Draftsman 8 Surveyors and Draftsmen 1st Class 16 Surveyors and Draftsmen 2nd Class 8 Surveyors and Draftsmen 3rd Class 6 Surveyors and Draftsmen Cadets Each officer was appointed by a warrant from the Master General of Ordnance; the cadets being appointed by letter.

Disbandment The corps was disbanded in 1817 and its officers put on half-pay.

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Royal Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen

In research: Royal Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Royal Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Royal Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics British administrative corps, Cartography, Military units and formations disestablished in 1817, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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