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Gaging - Early works to 1800
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The practical gager: or, The young gager's assistant. Containing those things which are actually practised, and which are absolutely necessary to be known and understood by every person that is employed as a gager or officer in the revenue of excise. To which are added, all the necessary tables for gaging and sixing the utensils of victuallers, common brewers, and distillers: also for moneying the several sotts of goods, or for finding the amounts of the charges. Very useful for supervisors, officers, and collectors clerks. The fourth edition. With an appendix; containing several additions, viz. The method of gaging by equdistant ordinates; inching and tabulating of close casks; and specimens of vouchers and abstracts for the several duties. Dedicated (by permission) to the Honourable Commissioners of Excise. By William Symons, collector of excise.
Symons, William.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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The new art of gauging and measuring without inches or division. Being twenty times more expeditious, and ten times less troublesome, than the old way by inches; each Proposition proved by the undeniable Principles of Arithmetick, and the Operations wrought both Ways, and Compared for Proof. The whole being Plain and Easie, and nothing of the like Nature ever done before, humbly submitted to the Censure of all Ingenious Gaugers and Measurers. By James Lightbody, P.M.
Lightbody, James.Date: [1713]- Books
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A treatise of gauging. Containing not only what is common on the subject, but likewise a great variety of new and interesting improvements. With the demonstrations of several very useful and remarkable Properties of Vessels and Instruments, relative to this Art. Illustrated with necessary examples, and adapted both to the speculative and practical Readers. By Thomas Moss.
Moss, Thomas, active 1765-1776.Date: M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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The practical gager; or, the young gager's assistant. Containing those things which are actually practised, and which are also absolutely necessary to be known and understood by every person that is employed as a gager, or officer in the Revenue of Excise. To which are added All the necessary Tables for gaging and fixing the Utensils of Victuallers, Common Brewers, and also for moneying the several Sorts of Goods, or for finding the Amounts of the Charges. The Whole in a Method intirely new; intended chiefly for the Help of Pupils, and such young Officers as have not been long employed in the Office of Excise. With an appendix. By William Symons, Officer of Excise.
Symons, William.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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The tidesman's and weigher's new pocket companion. Containing those rules of arithmetic, both vulgar and decimal, that are necessary for tidesmen and weighers to understand measuring of bales, Cases, and Wainscot, after the Custom-House Manner. Also the whole Art of Cask Gauging. By Thomas Worley. Teacher of the Mathematics.
Worley, Thomas.Date: 1744