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A treatise on mensuration, both in theory and practice. By Charles Hutton.
Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.Date: 1770
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Mellificium mensionis: or, the marrow of measuring. Wherein a new and ready way is shewn how to measure glazing, painting, plaistering, masonry, ... The fourth edition, with additions. By Venterus Mandey.
Mandey, Venterus.Date: 1727
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The art of practical measuring, by the sliding rule, ... By Henry Coggeshall, ... Whereto is added, in a short method, the use of Scamozzi's lines, ... By John Ham. And to render the book more compleat, in this edition is added, A compendium of practical geometry ... By G. Thomson, A.M.
Coggeshall, Henry, 1623-1690.Date: 1732
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A treatise on mensuration, both in theory and practice. By Charles Hutton.
Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.Date: 1770
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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]
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The carpenter's rule made easy: or, the art of measuring superficies and solids. Also a second way, ... With a table of account, ... By John Darling. And also a treatise of practical gauging. By Heber Lands. The eighth edition, carefully revised and corrected; ... By Thomas Haselden, ...
Darling, John, active 17th century.Date: 1738
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The description and use of the sliding rule, in the mensuration of wood, stone, bales, &c. Also, the description of the ship-carpenters sliding rule, and its use applied to the construction of masts, yards, &c. By Andrew Mackay, L.L.D. F.R.S. Edin. &c.
MacKay, Andrew, 1758-1809.Date: 1799
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A table telling how many yards, feet, and inches in length, and how many in breadth, it will take to make an acre of land. The Explanation of the Table. If a Piece of Land be 11 Yards and 9 Inches in Breadth, it must be 430 Yards and 8 Inches in Length for to contain an Acre of Land. Again, If the Breadth be 26 Yards 2 Feet, you will find the Length of the same for to be 181 Yards 1 Foot 6 Inches, which is the true Content of an Acre of Land. Again, If the Breadth of a Close be 90 Yards 2 Feet 3 Inches, you must go in Length 53 Yards 1 Foot, which is the true Content of an Acre of Land. Again, If the Breadth of a Close be 123 Yards 2 Feet 3 Inches, you must go in Length 39 Yards and 4 Inches, which is the true Content of an Acre of Land. This table is sold only by William Andrews, School-Master, who is the Author of it, living at the next House to Mr. Cross-Grove's Printing-Office in St. Giles's Parish in Norwich: Price, Six Pence.
Andrews, William, school-master.Date: 1736
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The compleat measurer; or, the whole art of measuring. In two parts. The first part teaching decimal arithmetick, with the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots. And also the Multiplication of Feet and Inches, commonly call'd Cross-Multiplication. The second part teaching to measure all sorts of superficies and solids, by Decimals, by Cross-Multiplication, and by Scale and Compasses. Also the Works of several Artificers relating to Building; and the Measuring of Board and Timber: Shewing the common Errors. And some Practical Questions. Very useful for all Tradesmen, especially Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Painters, Joyners, Glasiers, Masons, &c. By William Hawney, Philomath. Recommended by the Rev. Dr. John Harris, F. R. S.
Hawney, William, active 1710-1750.Date: 1717
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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,LXI. [1761]
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Stereometry, or, the art of gauging made easie, by the help of a sliding-rule: Which shews the Area's of Circles in Gallons, and the Square and Cube Root of any Number under 100000, by Inspection: And is also very useful in Arithmetick and Geometry, particularly in the Measuring of Superficies and Solids. With an appendix of conick sections: Shewing the Nature, Properties, and Contents of several Solids, frequently mentioned in Books of Gauging. The eighth edition, carefully corrected. To which are added several new tables, with Short and Plain Rules for Gauging of Malt. by Tho. Everard, Esq.
Everard, Thomas, active 1683-1684.Date: 1721
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Albertvs Dvrervs Nvrembergensis Pictor Hvivs ̨etatis celeberrimus, versus è germanica lingua in latinam, Pictoribus, Fabris ̨erariis ac lignariis, Lapicidis, Statuariis, & vniuersis demum qui circino, gnomone, libella, aut alioqui certa mensura opera sua examinant propè necessarius, adeò exacte. Quatuor his suarum institutionum geometricarum libris, lineas, superficies et solida corpora tractauit. Adhibitis designationibus ad eam rem accommodissimis / [Albrecht Dürer].
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528.Date: Anno M. D. XXXII 1532
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Measuring made easy: or the description and use of Coggeshall's sliding rule, containing instructions for measuring all manner of timber ... By J. Good ... Carefully corrected, and much enlarged by J. Atkinson ...
Good, John, active 1706-1733.Date: 1719
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The complete measure: or, The whole art of measuring. In two parts. Part I. Teaching decimal arithmetic, with the extraction of the square and cube roots. Also the multiplication of feet and inches, commonly called cross multiplication. Part II. Teaching to measure all sorts of superficies and solids, by decimals, by cross multiplication, and by scale and compasses: also, the works of several artificers relating to building, and the measuring of board and timber, shewing the common errors, and some practical questions. Thirteenth edition, to which is added an appendix. I. Of gaging. 2. Of land-measuring. Very useful for all tradesmen, especially carpenters,, bricklayers, plasterers, painters, joiners, glaziers, masons, &c. By William Hawney, Philomath. Recommended by the Rev. Dr. John Harris, F.R.S.
Hawney, William, active 1710-1750.Date: 1797
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A compleat treatise of mensuration, in all it's branches; containing many new and necessary improvements, in a much more easy and familiar method than any hitherto extant. The whole adapted not only to be useful to Experienced Measurers, but also to Young Learners of the Rudiments of Mensuration; and may serve as an Easy Introduction to several Parts of the Mathematicks. By J. Robertson, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Robertson, J. (John), 1712-1776.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]
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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,LXXXVII. [1787]
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The young measurer's complete guide; or a new and universal treatise of mensuration, both with regard to theory and practice. ... The second edition, with many improvements. By D. Fenning. ...
Fenning, Daniel.Date: 1779
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An introduction to the mensuration of superficies and solids. For the use of learners. By William Payne.
Payne, William, teacher of mathematics.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
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Calculation, libration, and mensuration; or the arts of reckoning, weighing, and measuring. Being a mechanical work, adapted to the business and practice of tradesmen and artificers, in the shortest method possible; and designed purely for common use.
Emerson, William, 1701-1782.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]
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A description & use of a large quadrant, contrived and made by H. Sutton : Accomodated with various lines, for the easie resolving of all astronomical, geometrical, and gnomonical problems, for working of proportions, and for finding the hour universally. Whereunto is added, The description and use of a geodætical scheme, and gnomonical instrument: the first shewing (by inspection) the dimensions of all geometrical bodies: the other is applied to gnomonical uses. Published by R. Morden.
Sutton, Henry (Mathematical instrument maker)Date: 1669
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The complete measurer: or, the whole art of measuring. In two parts. The First Part teaching Decimal Arithmetic, with the Extraction of the Square and Cube-Roots. Also the Multiplication of Feet and Inches, commonly call'd Cross-Multiplication. The Second Part teaching to Measure all Sorts of Superficies and Solids, by Decimals, by Cross-Multiplication, and by Scale and Compasses. Also the Works of several Artificers relating to Building; and the Measuring of Board and Timber: Shewing the common Errors. And some Practical Questions. The fifth edition; to which is added, an appendix, 1. Of Gaging, 2. Of Land-Measuring. Very Useful for all Tradesmen, especially Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Painters, Joyners, Glasiers, Masons, &c. By William Hawney, Philomath. Recommended by the Rev. Dr. John Harris, F. R. S.
Hawney, William, active 1710-1750.Date: 1730
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The royal gauger; or, gauging made easy, as it is actually practised by the officers of his Majesty's Revenue of Excise. In two parts. Part I. Containing the practical Methods of finding the Area's and Contents of such Superficies and Solids, as are the Foundation of Gauging. Also the Established Rules for finding the Contents of all Sorts of Cisterns, Coppers, Backs, Coolers, Tuns, Stills and Casks, when full, or Part empty: The Examples being performed here both by the Pen and Sliding Rule: And this not in Ale, Beer, Wine and Malt only; but in Made-Wines, Sope, Starch, Candles, Hops, Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, all sorts of Leather, Paper, &c. which have been very considerable Branches of the Revenue, as well as of every Excise Officer's Duty for above thirty Years past, though yet never treated of by any Author. With the Officer's Duty in the Distillery. Part II. Shewing the necessary Steps to be taken for obtaining Employment in the Excise, with authentic Forms of such Certificates, Petitions, Oaths, &c. as are requisite for that Purpose. Together with Such Directions for the Officer's Conduct as are necessary for ascertaining and securing the Duties, to which the respective Traders are subject; and very advantageous to those Traders, who desire to ascertain the Amount of their respective Duties, and not wholly to depend upon the Skill and Integrity of the King's Officer. To which is added, Cask-Gauging, &c. as practis'd in the Port of London. The Whole illustrated with many New Copper-Plates adapted to the Subject. The second edition, very much enlarged and improved, for the Benefit of Young Officers, from the Valuable and Authentic manuscripts of a collector, and a general surveyor of the Excise, both lately deceased. By Charles Leadbetter, Many Years a Gauger in the Royal Revenue of Excise.
Leadbetter, Charles, active 1728.Date: 1743
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The new art of land measuring; or, a turnpike road to practical surveying : Leading to a new and exact Method of Measuring and Maping of Lands, Woods, Waters, &c. by the Catoptric Sextant, and to cast up the same by the Pen only. Also, To many new Discoveries in Laying Out, Dividing, and Reducing of Land. To Levelling for the Conveyance of Water, either in Pipes or open Canals: together with an appendix, containing a new theory of the catoptric sextant, and its farther use, In an entire new Method of taking Heights and Distances, independent of Trigonometry: also, Measuring of Standing Timber. To which are added, Several new and useful Tables. The whole illustrated with copper-plates. By B. Talbot, of the Mathematics at Cannock.
Talbot, Benjamin.Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]
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An introduction to mensuration, and practical geometry. With notes, containing the reason of every rule. By John Bonnycastle, of the royal military academy, Woolwich.
Bonnycastle, John, approximately 1760-1821.Date: 1791
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The complete measurer: or, the whole art of measuring. In two parts. The first part teaching decimal arithmetick, with the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots: And also the Multiplication of Feet and Inches, commonly called Cross Multiplication. The second part teaching to measure all sorts of superficies and solids, by Decimals; by Cross-Multiplication, and by Scale and Compasses: Also the Works of several Artificers, relating to Building; and the Measuring of Board and Timber. Shewing the common Errors. And some Practical Questions. The eleventh edition. To which is added, An appendix. 1. Of Gauging. 2. Of Land-Measuring. Very useful for all Tradesmen; especially Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plasteters, Painters, Joiners, Glasiers, Masons, &c. By William Hawney, Philomath. Recommended by the Reo. Dr. John Harris, F. R. S.
Hawney, William, active 1710-1750.Date: 1763