Martel would then take a compass bearing to the assistant's light, and measure the distance by pacing up to the assistant.
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They will take a compass bearing and move out at an angle from the houseboat to where Dillon was last seen.
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In most cases the legs are defined as being the longest section that might be safely followed on a single compass bearing.
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Deviation may be checked by comparing the compass bearing as measured with a known magnetic bearing measured by a compass with no deviation.
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They were only given a compass bearing to march on they had been told and thought they were pursuing a beaten enemy.
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Enter Alexander Grothendieck, who used category theory to take compass bearings in other work in functional analysis, homological algebra and finally algebraic geometry.
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By contrast, Compass bearings have a varying error factor at differing locations about the globe, and are less reliable than the compensated or true bearings.
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At times topographic maps, compass bearings or keeping the sun at my shoulder are better direction guides than signs, usually nonexistent or bullet-blasted into unreadability.
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The Post, quoting an unidentified person close to the investigation, said Waddle told investigators he checked the compass bearings of the nearby ship indicated by sonar readings.
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Quoting an unidentified person close to the investigation, the Post said Waddle told investigators he checked the compass bearings of the nearby ship indicated by sonar readings.