By subsequently carving or drilling carefully until the needle touches the stop, the sculptor can place his measuring point exactly in the block.
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Other detections of exoplanet atmopheres have previously been made from the ground, by measuring the way the planets'atmospheres block and absorb light from their host stars.
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My block is a nice, level cross-section of a tree, measuring 16 inches high by 28 inches wide.
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To transfer measuring points from a model to a block of stone or wood, the sculptor usually takes three reference points on both model and block.
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Measuring 6.5 metres wide, the five-bedroom house is on a 53-metre-deep block with a swimming pool in the back garden.