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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- 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 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- Books
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The gauger's guide; or, excise-officer instructed. Containing, I. A copious and ample Treatise of Decimal Arithmetic, wherein are many Things not commonly known, and adapted to the Business of Gauging. II. The Extraction of the Square or Cube-Root of whole or mixt Numbers, and of Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, with the Demonstration and Reason of the mysterious Process. III. The grand and principal Foundation of Gauging; the Mensuration of Superficies and Solids, regular and irregular, after the best Manner, aggreable to the subsequent Matter. IV. As a farther Introduction to the Knowledge of Gauging, here are, 1. The Way to find Proportions of and Mean Proportions between Numbers Arithmetical and Geometrical. 2. Tables of Beer, Ale, Wine and Malt-Measure, with the solid Inches therein. 3. Of Gauge-Points, their Calculation and Use. 4. The Reduction of Measures from one to another, several Ways. 5. Tables of Beer, Ale and Wine-Measure in any Number of solid Inches. V. The whole Art of Gauging. 1. Coppers and other open Vessels cylindrical or conical, right-lined or curved, with plain and easy Rules and Examples of inching the same. 2. The Gauging of Casks which lie with their Axis parallel to the Horizon, six or seven several Ways; and how to find the Usage or Content when part full, with a Table of the Areas of Segments of a Circle, the Use and Calculation thereof, and how to find the Usage or Content without such Table, in a new Way. 3. A new Method to find the Usage or Content of Liquor remaining in Cashs that stand on one End. with their Diameters parallel to the Horizon, and an Example of inching the same. 4. Tables of the Areas of Circles in Beer, Aleand Wine-Gallons, and their Use. VI. How to Gauge Malt in the Cistein, Couch and Floor. To all which is added, a supplement of the duties of excise. Tables I, and II, X, XI and XII, to be paid by common Brewers; III and IV. by Victuallers; V, and VI. for Malt; Vii. for Plate; Viii. for Soap; IX. for Candles and for Printed Linnen, with the Use of each; and how to calculate the Allowances in four of the six first, and three last Tables, viz. To common Brewers and Malsters. The most Copious Set of Tables, for the Duties of Excise, yet published. By E. Hatton, Philomath.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: M.DCC.XXIX. [1729]- Books
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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 sorts of goods, or for finding the amounts of the charges. Very useful for supervisors, officers, and collectors clerks. The fifth edition. With an appendix; containing several additions, viz. The method of gaging by equidistant ordinates; inching and tabulating of those cases 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: M.DCC.LXXXII. [1782]- 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 Distillers: Also for moneying the several Sorts of Goods, or for finding the Amounts of the Charges. Very useful for Supervisors, Officers, and Collectors Clerks. The third edition. With an appendix ; Containing several Additions, viz. The Method of Gaging by equidistant Ordinates; Inching and Tabulating of close Casks; and Specimens of Vouchers and Abstracts for the several Duties. Bonum qu? communius e? melius. Dedicated (by Permission) to the Honourable Commissioners of Excise. By William Symons, Collector of Excise.
Symons, William.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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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 fixing the utensils of victuallers, common brewers, and distillers: also for moneying the several sorts of goods, or for finding the amounts of the charges. Very useful for supervisors, officers, and collectors clerks. The sixth edition. With an appendix; containing several additions, viz. The method of gaging by equidistant 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: M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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Practical gauging improved, by the help of a new portable sliding-rule, which performs all the operations of Mr. Everard's rule in a more exact manner, the Single Radius being Eight Foot long. By Tho. Hill, Philomath.
Hill, Tho. (Thomas), active 1734.Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- 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 Casles. VI. A Table of Area's in Malt Bushels, &c. To which is added, An Appendix for measuring Boards, Timber, Stone, &c. With Rules and Examples for measuring most sorts of supersicial and solid Figures: Also surveying of Land. 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: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]- Books
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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 fixing [the] Utensils of Victuallers, Common Brewers, and Distillers: Also for moneying the several sorts of Goods, or for finding the Amounts of the Charges. Very useful for Supervisors, Officers, and Collectors Clerks. A new edition. With an appendix; Containing several Additions, viz. The Method of Gaging by equidistant Ordinates; Inching and Tabulating close Casks; and Specimens of Vouchers and Abstracts for the several Duties. Bonum quo communius eo melius. Dedicated (by Permission) to the Honourable Commissioners of Excise. By William Symons, Collector of Excise.
Symons, William.Date: M.DCC.XCIII. [1793]- 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 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 Areas 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: 1712- Books
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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 fixing the Utensils of Victuallers, Common Brewers, and Distillers: Also for moneying the several Sorts of Goods, or for finding the Amounts of the Charges. Very useful for Supervisors, Officers, and Collectors Clerks. A new edition. With an appendix; Containing several Additions, viz. The Method of Gaging by equidistant Ordinates; Inching and Tabulating close Casks; and Specimens of Vouchers and Abstracts for the several Duties. Bonum quò communius eò melius. Dedicated (by Permission) to the Honourable Commissioners of Excise. By William Symons, Collector of Excise.
Symons, William.Date: M.DCC.XCIX. [1799]- 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 1765-1766.Date: [1766]- Books
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The elements of gauging: or, a solution of all the necessary problems in gauging; Together with Reasons of Them Geometrically Demonstrated: as a supplement to Mr. Ward's gauger's practice. By James Lightbody, P.M.
Lightbody, James.Date: 1704- 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.LXXIX. [1779]- 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 Distillers: Also for moneying the several Sorts of Goods, or for finding the Amounts of the Charges. Very useful for Supervisors, Officers, and Collectors Clerks. Second edition. With an appendix; containing several additions, viz. the Method of gaging by equidistant 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, Supervisor of Excise.
Symons, William.Date: 1758