In the less elaborate models, the mercury surface is used to guarantee that the line of sight through {TAIL ~ the center} of {HEAD ~ cross hairs} has only a very small but constant inclination with the true horizontal 
In the less elaborate models , the mercury surface is used to guarantee that the line of sight through { TAIL ~ the center } of { HEAD ~ cross hairs } has only a very small but constant inclination with the true horizontal
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