Which preposition to use with tripod

of Occurrences 13%

At that moment, with a roar like a blast of dynamite a whole section of the hill seemed to slip away and then, with a grinding crash the slanting earth on which Joe stood, and where he had planted the tripod of his camera, went out from under him.

in Occurrences 6%

conquered, and the last of the Palæologi fell; and dreamed away many an afternoon-hour under the funereal cypresses of Pera, and beside the Delphian tripod in the Hippodrome.

for Occurrences 4%

After arriving at this satisfactory conclusion we pitched the little Mummery tent, set up the tripod for the mercurial barometer, arranged the boiling point thermometer with its apparatus, and with the aid of kodaks and notebooks proceeded to take as many observations as possible in the next four hours.

over Occurrences 2%

This, fashioned into the shape of a huge sugar-loaf, with a hollow centre, stood in a great open caldron upon a tripod over a wood-fire.

before Occurrences 2%

A large telescope mounted on a tripod before the door used to fill the club members with pride.

without Occurrences 1%

The opening at the top caused a draught, by means of which a fire could be kept up beneath the tripod without choking the inmates with smoke.

from Occurrences 1%

Thus, in the kangaroos and jerboas, the tail forms, with the hind feet, a kind of tripod from which the animal makes its spring.

on Occurrences 1%

Spread tripod on the ground where the center of tent is to be, if tripod is used.

within Occurrences 1%

Open fires burned brilliantly in iron tripods within the doorway of the tent, and at intervals in the gardens.

at Occurrences 1%

At the foot and head of every couch, a mat, made of straight, peeled willow twigs, fastened side by side, was suspended on a tripod at an angle of forty-five degrees, so that between the couches spaces were left like an inverted V, making convenient places to store articles which were not in use.

Which preposition to use with  tripod