73 results filtered with: Surveying - Early works to 1800
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A treatise of practical geometry. In three parts. By The late Dr. David Gregory, Sometime Professor of Mathematicks in the University of Edinburgh, and afterwards Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford. Translated from the Latin; with additions.
Gregory, David, 1659-1708.Date: M.DCC.XLV. [1745]- Books
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The country survey-book: or, land meter's vade-mecum. Wherein the principles and practical rules for surveying of land, are so plainly (tho' briefly) deliver'd, that any one of ordinary Parts, (understanding how to add, substract, multiply, and divide) may, by the Help of this small Treatise alone, and a few cheap Instruments easy to be procur'd, measure a Parcel of Land, and with Judgment and Expedition plot it, and give up the Content thereof. With an appendix, containing twelve problems, touching Compound-Interest and Annuities; and a Method to contract the Work of Fellowship and Alligation alternate, very considerable in many Cases. Illustrated with several copper plates. By Adam Martindale, a Friend to Mathematical Learning.
Martindale, Adam, 1623-1686.Date: 1711- Books
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A treatise of practical geometry. In three parts. By the late Dr David Gregory, Sometime Professor of Mathematics in the University of Edinburgh, and afterwards Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford. Translated from the Latin. With additions.
Gregory, David, 1659-1708.Date: M,DCC,LXIX. [1769]- Books
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The surveiors dialogue very profitable for all men to peruse, especially lords of mannors, Stewards of Mannor-Courts, Tenants, farmers and husbandmen. Divided into three books, carefully revised and corrected; together with an exact index.
Norden, John, 1548-1625?.Date: 1738- Books
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The use of a mathematical instrument, called a quadrant : Shewing very plainly and easily to know the exact height or distance of any steeple, tree, or house, &c. Also to know the hour of the day by it: the height of the sun, moon, or stars: and to know the time of sun-rising and setting; and the length of every day in the year: the place of the sun in the ecliptick: the azimuth, right ascension, and declination of the sun. With many other necessary and delightful conclusions. Performed very readily. As also the use of a nocturnal: whereby you may learn to know the stars in heaven, and the hour of the night, by them. With many other delightful operations. The fourth edition, wherein the mistakes in the former impressions are corrected. By W.P.
W. PDate: 1670- Books
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A treatise of practical surveying; which is demonstrated from its first principles. Wherein every thing that is useful and curious in that art is fully considered and explained. Particularly four new and very concise methods to determine the areas of right-lined figures arithmetically, or by calculation, as well as the geometrical ones heretofore treated of; with two other new geometrical methods much more accurate and ready than any of the former, never before made public. Also the method of tracing defaced mearings from the down (or any other) survey. Very useful to persons who have any property in land, to lawyers in controverted surveys, and to practical surveyors. The whole illustrated with copper-plates. The second edition. By Robert Gibson, teacher of the Mathematics.
Gibson, Robert, -1761?.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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A treatise of practical geometry. In three parts. By the late Dr. David Gregory, Some time Professor of Mathematics in the University of Edinburgh, and afterwards Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford. Translated from the Latin. With additions.
Gregory, David, 1659-1708.Date: M,DCC,LXXX. [1780]- Books
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The practical surveyor, or, the art of land-measuring, made easy ... / By Samuel Wyld.
Wyld, Samuel.Date: 1725- Books
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A treatise of practical surveying; which is demonstrated from its first principles. Wherein every thing that is useful and curious in that art is fully considered and explained. Particularly four new and very concise methods to determine the areas of right-lined figures arithmetically, or by calculation, as well as the geometrical ones heretofore treated of; with two other new geometrical methods, much more accurate and ready than any of the former, never before made public. Also the method of tracing defaced mearings from the down (or any other) survey. Very useful to persons who have any property in land, to lawyers in controverted surveys, and to practical surveyers. The whole illustrated with copper-plates. The fourth edition. By Robert Gibson, teacher of the Mathematics.
Gibson, Robert, -1761?.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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Tables of difference of latitude and departure for navigators, Land Surveyors, &c. with their application to plane trigonometry, And their Use in plotting and calculating surveys, Which perfects the House-Work of that Art. To which is prefixed, An Account of the Diurnal Variation of the Magnetic Needle, the Error thence arising and its Correction; the Use of a new Surveying Instrument, &c. Being great Improvements of the Field-Work. The Whole almost Entirely New. Compiled at the Instance of a Committee of the Dublin Society, By John Hood, Land Surveyor.
Hood, John, 1720-1783.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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New methods of calculating plans and maps, by proportional scales and squares. To which are added, tables for measuring, inclosing, and planting of ground. By John Leslie, surveyor of ground.
Leslie, John (Surveyor)Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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The practical surveyor, or, the art of land-measuring, made easy. Shewing by plain and practical rules, how to survey any piece of land whatsoever, by the Plain-Table, Theodolite, or Circumferentor: Or, by the Chain only. And how to Protract, Cast up, Reduce, and Divide the same. Likewise How to Protract Observations made with the Needle; and how to Cast up the Content of any Plott of Land: By Methods more Exact and Expeditious than heretofore used. To which is added, an appendix, shewing how to draw the plan of buildings, &c. in Perspective, from Observations made by the Theodolite. As also the Use of a new-invented Spirit-Level. With several other Things never before made Publick.
S. W.Date: M,DCC,XXV. [1725]- Books
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The practical surveyor; shewing, ready and certain methods for measuring, mapping and adorning all sorts of lands and waters, by the several instruments used for this purpose: Particularly, Of a New Theodolite; Very convenient to be used by those who are resolved to be Accurate, as well as Expeditious. Together with The Use of the same Theodolite, in drawing the Perspective Appearance of a Gentleman's Seat, without Measuring one Single Length, at one setting down of the Instrument, the Picture having any given Position. Also, Its Use in Levelling, Measuring Timber Standing; and, by a Sliding Rule improved, all Timbers, Shrubs, &c. Extracted from the Works of the most Experienced Artists, by John Hammond.
Hammond, John (Surveyor)Date: M.DCC.XXV. [1725]- Books
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Geodæsia: or, the art of surveying and measuring land made easy. Shewing by plain and practical rules, to survey, protract, cast up, ... By John Love.
Love, John, active 1688.Date: 1792- Books
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A compleat body of surveying : formerly publish'd by Vincent Wing, Math. now much augmented and improv'd; with an appendix thereunto subjoin'd, shewing the whole art of surveying by a new instrument, called the emperial table; performing exactly in all respects, and in all cases that can possibly happen in the practical part of surveying, the work of the theodolite, circumferentor, semi-circle, chard and needle. With the description and use of a new quadrant. To which is added by way of supplement, Scientia stellarum: containing new and accurate tables of the planetary motions, whereby the planets places both in longitude and latitude, the places of the fix'd stars, with the eclipses of the luminaries, are more easily attain'd, than by any yet extant. / By John Wing, math.
Wing, Vincent, 1619-1668Date: [1699]- Books
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A treatise of practical geometry. In three parts. By the late Dr David Gregory, Sometime Professor of Mathematicks in the University of Edinburgh, and afterwards Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford. Translated from the Latin. With additions.
Gregory, David, 1659-1708.Date: M,DCC,LXIII. [1763]- Books
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Geodæsia Hibernica: or an essay on practical surveying. Which contains the following useful improvements. I. Protroction without parallels, &c. II. A Description of a new Instrument, by which any Gentleman, tho' unskill'd in Surveying, may measure a Map, or Part of a Map, almost in one View. III. Different Methods for correcting Surveys, and fitting them for Calculation. IV. A New Method and Plan of Calculation, proposed to Practitioners, to give in return with their Surveys. V. A new Set of Tables, in which may be found, by Inspection only, the Difference of Latitude, and Departure, for a Station of any Length and Bearing that may happen in Practice. By Benjamin Noble.
Noble, Benjamin, active 1764-1809.Date: [1768]- Books
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Surveying improved: or, the whole art, both in theory and practice, fully demonstrated. In four parts. I. Arithmetic, Vulgar and Decimal. II. All Definitions, Theorems, and Problems; with Plain Trigonometry, and whatsoever else is useful in the Theory of Surveying. III. The Description and Use of Instruments, necessary in the Practice of Surveying; particularly Gunter's Chain, the Surveying-Wheel, the Theodolite, the Sector, the Circumferentor, the Protractor, the Semicircle, and the Plain-Table; which last, of all others, is esteemed universally useful in every Part of this Art. IV. How to Measure, Cast up, Plot, and Divide Parcels of Land, of what Denomination soever, viz. Meadows, Pastures, Fields, Forests, Woods, Commons, Lordships, Manors, &c. by any one or more of the abovesaid Instruments. Also, to take inaccessible Heights and Distances, with surveying Counties, Roads, Rivers, &c. Likewise to reduce a Plan to a Prospect, and to correct any Survey by Astronomical Calculation: With Directions for making transparent Colours for Maps, &c. With an Appendix concerning Levelling and Conveying of Water to any possible Place assigned. The sixth edition, with additions, illustrated with cuts, &c. and also accurately revised, improved, and augmented. By Henry Wilson, Mathematician. To which is now added, Geodoesia accurata: or, Surveying made Easy by the Chain only. Shewing, How to Measure, Plot, Divide, and Delineate any Parcel of Land, without the Trouble and Charge of any other Instrument but the Chain; with proper Directions for Reducing, Mapping, Colouring, and finding the Content, after an accurate and expeditious Manner. Also, a new essay upon Solids. Shewing how the Dimensions of Timber-Trees, &c. both standing and lying, may be exactly taken, and readily measured various Ways, viz. Vulgarly, Decimally, Duodecimally, Instrumentally, and Tabularly. By William Hume, Philomath.
Wilson, Henry, 1673-1741.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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The artist's vade mecum: or The most useful arts and sciences improv'd and made easie : Containing 1. The curious art of dialing, in drawing and placing all sorts of sun-dials by a true or more exact rule than hitherto found out. 2. Geometry applied to the most profitable arts of surveying, measuring timber, or any solid bodies; gauging casks, brewers tuns, wine-vessels, &c. 3. Finding the length and circumference answering any arch, in degrees and decimal parts. 4. The area or segments of a circle, whose whole area is unity, to the ten thousandth of the diameter; with many other useful tables, ready stated. 5. A compleat body of astronomy, or a view of the caelestial globe; places of the sun, moon, and fixed stars, the names of the most noted stars, in what signs they are posited; their longitude and latitude, &c. The doctrine of the primum mobile, and the account of time rectified and freed from error; compared with the Julian and Gregorian calenders. : To which is added, A compleat body of geography; describing all the empires, kingdoms, and states in the known parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. The like never before made publick; illustrated with 14 copper-plates. / By Dr. Colton.
Colton, H., Dr.Date: 1698- Books
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Description and use of the improved reflecting and refracting telescopes, and scale for surveying, &c. By William Green, of Southmolton-Street, Hanover-Square.
Green, William, active 1778-1790.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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Surveying improved: or, the whole art, both in theory and practice, fully demonstrated. In four parts. ... The fifth edition, with additions; embellished and illustrated with proper cuts, ... By Henry Wilson, ... To which is now added, Geodoesia accurata: or, surveying mad easy by the chain only. ... By William Hume, ...
Wilson, Henry, 1673-1741.Date: 1762- Books
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The country-Survey-Book: or, land-meters vade-mecum. Wherein the principles and practical rules for surveying of land, are so plainly (though briefly) delivered, that any one of ordinary parts (understanding how to add, subtract, multiply and divide,) may by the help of this small Treatise alone, and a few cheap Instruments easy to be procured, Measure a parcel of Land, and with judgment and expedition Plot it, and give up the Content thereof. with an appendix, containing twelve problems touching compound interest and Annuities; and a Method to Contract the work of Fellowship and Alligation Alternate, very considerable in many Cases. Illustrated with copper plates. By Adam Martindale, A Friend to Mathematical Learning.
Martindale, Adam, 1623-1686.Date: 1702- Books
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The pracitcal [sic] surveyor, or the art of land-measuring made easy. ... To which is added, an appendix. Shewing how to draw buildings, ... By Samuel Wyld.
Wyld, Samuel.Date: 1769- Books
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Bedford Level. The account of Mr. Whetham Robinson, receiver and expenditor general for that part of the middle level, under the care of John Bailey officer thereof, pro anno 1750.
Bedford Level Corporation.Date: 1750]- Books
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The practical surveyor, or, the art of land-measuring, made easy. Shewing by plain and practical Rules, how to Survey any Piece of Land whatsoever, by the Plain - Table, Theodolite, or Circumferentor: Or, by the Chain only. And how to Protract, Cast up, Reduce, and Divide the same. Likewise, A New Method of Protracting Observations made with the Meridian; and how to cast up the Content of any Plot of Land, by Reducing any Multangular Figure to one Triangle: Being more exact and expeditious than heretofore used. To which is added, an appendix, Shewing how to Draw Buildings, &c. in Perspective, from Observations made by the New Theodolite, its Use in Levelling, in finding the exact Number of solid Feet, contained in any Timber Trees before they are cut down, by Inspection only; and also the Use of a new-invented Spirit-Level. With several other Things never before made Publick. By Samuel Wyld, Gent.
Wyld, Samuel.Date: M.DCC.XXV. [1725]