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The method of ullaging and inching all sorts of casks and other utensils, used by common brewers, victuallers, distillers, &c. in a new, easy, and accurate manner, by tables of segments. Likewise, The Method of finding their full Contents. Very useful for the Officers of the Revenue, And all other Persons concerned in Gauging. By William Yeo.
Yeo, William, excise officer.Date: MDCCXLIX. [1749]- Books
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The royal gauger; or, Gauging made perfectly easy, as it it actually practised by the officers of His Majesty's revenue of excise. In two parts. Part I. Containing the practical methods of finding the areas 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, soap, 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 forty years past, though yet never treated of by any author. With the officer's duty in the distillery, and glass-house: freed from the obscurities and errors of other writers. 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 are desirous to ascertain the amount of their respective duties, without entirely depending upon the skill and integrity of the King's officer. To which is added, cask-gauging, &c. as practised in the port of London. The whole illustrated with many new copper-plates adapted to the subject. The fourth edition, very much enlarged and improved, for the benefit of young officers, from the valuable and authentic manuscripts of a collector; and of Mr. John Downer and Mr. Joseph Bosley, general surveyors of the London distillery. lately deceased, By Charles Leadbetter. Many years a gauger in the Royal Revenue of Excise.
Leadbetter, Charles, active 1728.Date: 1755- Books
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Stenography: or, the art of short-hand writing. With new additions, as in the pages 21, 22, 23, 24. and some alterations.
Date: 1712- Books
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The young gauger's instructor, being the most plain and easy introduction to that art. Wherein are contained, the doctrine of decimal arithmetick; the Method of Extracting the Roots of all Powers, in a New, Easy, and more Expeditious Method than hitherto published: the method of gauging all kinds of vessels, as used by the Officers of Excise: a new, easy and short way of ullaging casks by the pen: the description, Construction and Use of the sliding rule, with several necessary Amendments; as also several useful Tables and Problems, never before published. To which is added, an appendix, of the Gauging of Irregular Bodies, wherein several Errors of all former Writers on this Subject are demonstrated and corrected. By Isaac Overley, Late Officer of Excise. And likewise, a supplement, by the editors: Wherein is shewn a general Method for finding the Areas, or Solid Contents of all Kinds of curvilineal Figures.
Overley, Isaac.Date: MDCCXLIX. [1749]- Books
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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- Books
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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 sixth edition. 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: 1708- Books
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Stereometry, or, the art of gauging made easie, by the help of a sliding-rule: ... With an appendix of conick sections: ... The fifth edition, carefully corrected. To which are added several new tables, ... By Tho. Everard, Esq;
Everard, Thomas, active 1683-1684.Date: 1705- Books
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The theory and practice of gauging, demonstrated in a short and easy method. Containing, among other Particulars, The Method of Computing Decimally; extracting the Square Root, with the Construction and Use of the Sliding-Rule explain'd at large. The Elementary Properties of the Conic Sections, and the Manner of describing them in Plano. General Principles of Mensuration, with Theorems for Measuring all right-lin'd Planes, Parallelopipedons, Prismatic Solids, the Conic Sections, Conoids, Spindles, their Segments, and Frustums, &c. A General Proposition for measuring the Hoofs or Ungula's of any Cone or Pyramid; and a new Method for Measuring by Approximation. With the Application of the preceeding Principles to Practice; and illustrated throughout by particular Examples. Published with the particular Approbation of the Honourable Commissioners of Excise. Design'd for the Use of the Officers of that Revenue. By Robert Shirtcliffe.
Shirtcliffe, Robert.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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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 both by the Pen and Sliding Rule: And this not in Ale, Wine and Malt only, but in the New Duties, viz. Candles, Sopes, Starch, &c. which have been Duties subsisting by Law almost 30 Years; and are very considerable Branches of the Revenue as well as of every Excise Officer's Duty, tho' yet they have never been so much as once touch'd upon 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 respective Duties, to which the following Professions are liable. 1. Victuallers, 2. By-Brewers, 3. Common-Brewers, 4. Maltsters, 5. Malt Compounders, 6. Dealers in Cyder, 7. Wine Importers, 8. Distillers, 9. Tanners, 10. Tawers, 11. Oil Dressers, 12. Sope-Makers, 13. Chandlers, 14. Starch-Makers, 15. Paper-Makers, 16. Hop-Planters. A Work shewing young Officers the Perfection of Skill in discharging their Trusts, and very advantageius to those Traders, who would understand how to ascertain the Amount of the respective Duties to which they are subject, without depending upon the Skill and Integrity of the King's Officer. To which is added, Cask-Gauging, &c. as practis'd at the Port of London. The whole illustrated with many Copper-Plates, new designed, and much better adapted to the Subject, than in any Treatise of this Kind extant. By Charles Leadbetter, Many Years a Gauger in the Royal Revenue of Excise, now a Teacher of the Mathematicks in London.
Leadbetter, Charles, active 1728.Date: 1739- Books
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The royal gauger; or, gauging made perfectly easy, as practised by the officers of his Majesty's Revenue of Excise. In two parts. Part I. Contains the practical Methods of finding the Areas and Contents of such Superficies and Solids, as occur in Gauging: Also the Established Rules for finding the Contents of all Sorts of Cisterns, Coppers, Backs, &c. and Casks, when full, or Part empty. The Examples are here performed both by the Pen And Sliding Rule, In Ale, Beer, Wine, and Malt; also Soap, Starch, Candles, Hops, Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, Leather, Paper, &c. With the Officer's Duty in all Branches of the Revenue. Part II. Shewing the proper Method 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 Necessary Directions for the Officer's Conduct, in ascertaining and securing the Duties of Excise; also copious Tables for the Traders to ascertain the Amount of those Duties, without entirely depending upon the Skill and Integrity of the King's Officer. To which is added Cask-Gauging, &c. as practised in the Port of London. The whole illustrated with many new copper-plates adapted to the Subject. The seventh edition, For the Benefit of Young Officers, from the Valuable and Authentic Manuscripts of a Collector; and of the late Mr. John Downer and Mr. Joseph Bosley, General Surveyors of the London Distillery. By Charles Leadbetter, Many Years a Gauger in the Royal Revenue of Excise: and now augmented and improved by Samuel Clark.
Leadbetter, Charles, active 1728.Date: [1776]- Books
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The Royal gauger; or, Gauging made perfectly easy, as practised by the officers of His Majesty's revenue of excise. In two parts. Part I. Contains the practical methods of finding the areas and contents of such superficies and solids, as occur in gauging: Also the established rules for finding the contents of all sorts of cisterns, coppers, backs, &c. and casks, when full, or part empty. The examples are here performed both by pen and sliding rule, in ale, beer, wine and malt; also soap, starch, candles, hops, coffee, tea, chocolate, leather, paper, &c. with the officer's duty in all branches of the revenue. Part II. Shewing the proper method 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 necessary directions for the officer's conduct, in ascertaining and securing the duties of excise; also copious tables for the traders to ascertain the amount of those duties, without entirely depending upon the skill and integrity of the King's officer. To which is added cask-gauging, &c. as practised in the port of London. The whole illustrated with many new copper-plates adapted to the subject. The sixth edition, for the benefit of young-officers, from the valuable and authentic manuscripts of a collector; and of the Late Mr. John Downer and Mr. Joseph Bosley, General Surveyors of the London distillery. By Charles Leadbetter, many years a gauger in the Royal Revenue of excise: and now agumented and improved by Samuel Clark.
Leadbetter, Charles, active 1728.Date: 1766- Books
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The royal gauger; or, gauging made perfectly 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, Soap, 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. Freed from the Obscurities and Errors of other Writers. Part II. Shewing the necessary Steps to be taken for obtaining Employment in the Excise, with authentic Forms of such Cartificates, 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 are desirous to ascertain the Amount of their respective Duties, without entirely depending upon the Skill and Integrity of the King's Officer. To which is added, Cask-Gauging, &c. as practised in the Port of London. The Whole illustrated with many New Copper-Plates adapted to the Subject. The third edition, very much enlarged and improved, For the Benefit of Young Officers, from the Valuable and Authentic Manuscripts of a Collector; and of Mr. John Downer and Mr. Joseph Bosley, General Surveyors of the London Distillery, lately deceased. By Charles Leadbetter. Many Years a Gauger in the Royal Revenue of Excise.
Leadbetter, Charles, active 1728.Date: 1750- Books
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A collection of select and modern entries of declarations, pleadings, issues, verdicts, judgements, &c. Referring to the cases in Sir Creswell Levinz's Reports; the judgment of the Court being added to each president [sic]. ... Written by the said Sir Creswell Levinz. Also some entries in the 10th, 11th and 12th years of ... William III.
Levinz, Creswell, Sir, 1627-1701.Date: 1702- Books
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The general gauger: or, the principles and practice of gauging beer, wine, and malt. Containing I. Decimal Arithmetick, the Extraction of the Square and Cube-Roots, and the Use of them in the Way of Gauging. II. The Necessary Problems in Geometry relating to Gauging and Measuring. III. The Use of the Sliding-Rule in Measuring Timber, and other Surfaces and Solids. IV. The Theory and Practice of Gauging in all the Varieties, perform'd by pen and Sliding-Rule. Each Proposition being Wrought in Beer, Wine, and Malt. V. The Construction of the Table of Segments, and all the Varieties of Ullaging of Casks. VI. A Table of Area's in Malt-Bushels, &c. The Whole laid down more methodically than any Performance of this Nature yet extant. By Mr. John Dougharty, Teacher of the Mathematicks at Worcester.
Dougharty, John, 1677-1755.Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Books
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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. By Tho. Everard, Esq;
Everard, Thomas, active 1683-1684.Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Books
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A treatise of gauging: or, the modern practical gauger. Containing, besides all the principal rules usually given on the subject, a great variety of new and interesting improvements: Particularly of gauging All Sorts of curvilineal Vessels, by the most Easy, Concise, and Certain Method; which is Now practised, and highly approved of, in and about this Metropolis. 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 Reader. By Thomas Moss.
Moss, Thomas, active 1765-1776.Date: M.DCC.LXVIII. [1768]- Books
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The ullage cask gauger, comprised in a series of tables, calculated with the utmost accuracy and perspicuity. Whereby The Ullage Contents of any Cask, from Five to One Hundred and Sixty Gallons (inclusive) is at one View exactly and expeditiously known: and Likewise The Ullage Contents of all other Casks, however large. As also The Foot or Sediment in Oil Casks, are alike correctly ascertained. Compiled After the most approved Method made Use of by the Excise. By James Boydell, Late Wine Merchant.
Boydell, James, ships-husband.Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The royal gauger; or, gauging made perfectly 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 Areas 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, Soap, 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 Forty Years past, though yet never treated of by any Author. With the Officer's Duty in the Distillery and Glass-House: Freed from the Obscurities and Errors of other Writers. Part II. Shewing all 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 are desirous to ascertain the Amount of their respective Duties, without entirely depending upon-the Skill and Integrity of the King's Officer. To which is added, Cask-Gauging, &c. as practised in the Part of London. The Whole illustrated with many New Copper-Plates adapted to the Subject. The fifth edition, very much enlarged and improved. For the Benefit of Young Officers, from the Valuable and Authentic manuscripts of a Collector; and of Mr. John Downer an Mr. Joseph Barley, General Surveyors of the London Distillery, lately deceased. By Charles Leadbetter. Many Years a Gauger in the Royal Revenue of Excise.
Leadbetter, Charles, active 1728.Date: 1760- Books
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Stereometry, or, The art of gauging, made easy 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 100,000, by inspection: and is also very useful in arithmetick and geometry; particularly in the measuring of superficies and solids. The third edition, carefully corrected and enlarged. To which is added, an appendix of conic sections; shewing the nature, properties and contents of several solids, frequently mentioned in books of gauging. The whole (so far as relates to gauging) accommodated to the Irish gallon. By Tho. Everard, Esq;
Everard, Thomas, active 1683-1684.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Books
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Stereometry: or, the art of gauging made easy, 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 Arithmetic and Geometry, particularly in the Measuring of Superficies and Solids. With an appendix of conic sections: Shewing the Nature, Properties, and Contents of several Solids, frequently mentioned in Books of Gauging. By Tho. Everard, Esq;
Everard, Thomas, active 1683-1684.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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The description and use of a new instrument for taking internally the diameters of lying casks, in the middle between the bung and head. Likewise a new and very extensive table, exhibiting the internal lengths of lying casks. By Thomas Moss.
Moss, Thomas, active 1765-1776.Date: M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]