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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- Books
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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- Books
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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- Books
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Measuring made easy. Being the most facile and expeditious method extant; Whereby any Person, unskill'd in Decimal and Duodecimal Arithmetic, may find the Superficial, or Solid Content of Geometrical Figures, truly and expeditiously; as also the Content of all Kinds of Casks and Figures, in Beer or Wine. A treatise very useful for all Carpenters, Joyners, Painters, Glaziers, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Coopers, Paviers, Backmakers, Bricklayers, &c. By Isaac Overley, Teacher of the Mathematics. Usus perficit.
Overley, Isaac.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- 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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Measuring made easy: or, the description and use of Coggeshall's sliding-rule. Containing Instructions for Measuring all Manner of Timber, both by the Common Way, and the true Way: With Directions for taking the Dimensions of Trees, and the Allowance for Bark, &c. perform'd both by the Rule, and by Arithmetick; by which may be measured all manner of Superficies; as, Board, Glass, Plaistering, Painting, Wainscotting, Tyling, Paving, Land, &c. both by the Rule and Arithmetick. To which is now added, the description of Seamozzi's lines, with their Use in finding the Lengths and Angles of Rafters, Hips, Collar-Beams, &c. By J. Good, Teacher of the Mathematics, Carefully corrected, and much enlarg'd by J. Atkinson, Sen.
Good, John, active 1706-1733.Date: 1751- Books
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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, both by the common way, and the true way: With Directions for taking the Dimensions of Trees, and the Allowance for Bark, &c. Performed both by the Rule, and by Arithmetick. By which may be measured all Manner of Supersicies, as Board, Glass, Plaistering, Painting, Wainscotting, Tyleing, Paving, Land, both by the Rule and Arithmetick. By J. Good, Teacher of the Mathematicks. Carefully corrected, and much enlarged by J. Atkinson, Sen.
Good, John, active 1706-1733.Date: 1726- Books
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The art of measuring, Made Easy, by the help of a new sliding-rule; which performs the same at one operation, as requires Two, Three, or More, On the Sliding-Rules heretofore used. in a Plain, easy, and concise Method, entirely new. By W. Bradford, R. Darby, and J. Hulls, Philomath. All of Campden, in Gloucestershire. - For the Curious the Authors have Sliding-Rules of a particular Make, with Brass Slides, at 7s. each.
Bradford, William, teacher of mathematicks.Date: 1765- Books
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The art of practical measuring easily perform'd, by a two foot rule, which slides to a foot. On which is the best measure of round timber the common way. Also, the true Measure of Round, Square, or other Timber or Stone, Board, Glass, Paving, Painting, Wainscot, &c. Gauging of Cask, and Gauging and Inching of Tuns. Containing brief instructions in decimal arithmetick. The best way of using the Logarithms according to Mr. Townley. The Use of a new Diagonal Scale, of 100 parts in a quarter of an Inch, applied to Gunter's Chain. And lastly, some useful directions in dialling, not hitherto Published. By H. C. gent.
Coggeshall, Henry, 1623-1690.Date: 1706- 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 art of measuring made easy, by the help of a new sliding rule, which performs the same at one operation, ... By W. Bradford, R. Darby, and J. Hulls, ...
Bradford, William, teacher of mathematicks.Date: 1761- Books
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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, both by the Common Way, and the True Way: With Directions for taking the Dimensions of Trees, and the Allowance for Bark, &c. perform'd both by the Rule, and by Arithmetick; by which may be measured all Manner of Superficics; as, Board, Glass, Plaistering Painting, Wainscotting, Tyleing, Paving, Land, &c. both by the Rule and Arithmetick. Whereunto is now added, the description of Scamozzi's lines, with their use in finding the lengths and angles of rafters, Hips, Collar-Beams, &c. By J. Good, Teacher of the Mathematicks Carefully corrected, and much enlarg'd by J. Atkinson, Sen.
Good, John, active 1706-1733.Date: 1733- Books
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The art of measuring made easy, by the help of a new sliding-rule: which performs the same at one operation, As requires Two, Three, or More, On the Sliding-Rules heretofore used, in a Plain, easy, and concise Method, entirely new. By W. Bradford, R. Darby, and J. Hulls, philomath' all of Campden in Gloucestershire N. B. For the Curious the Authors have Sliding-Rules of a particular Make, with Brass Slides at 7s. each.
Bradford, William, teacher of mathematicks.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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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, both by the Common Way, and the True Way: With Directions for taking the Dimensions of Trees, and the Allowance for Bark, &c. perform'd both by the Rule, and by Arithmetick; by which may be measured all Manner of Superficies; as, Board, Glass, Plaistering, Painting, Wainscotting, Tyleing, Paving, Land, &c. both by the Rule and Arithmetick. Whereunto is now added, the description of Scamozzi's lines, with their use in finding the lengths and angles of rafters, Hips, Collar-Beams, &c. By J. Good, Teacher of the Mathematicks Carefully corrected, and much enlarg'd by J. Atkinson, Sen.
Good, John, active 1706-1733.Date: 1736- Books
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The catholic-organon or, universal sliding foot-rule. Of great use in the practice of arithmetic, geometry, mensuration, gauging, trigonometry, navigation, astronomy, dialing, statics, algebra, mechanic powers, and all the branches of mathematics. Invented by John Suxspeach, School-Master, near Ratcliff-Cross.
Suxspeach, John.Date: 1753- Books
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Measuring made easy: or the description and use of Coggeshall's sliding rul[e] containing instructions for measuring all manner of timber, both by the common way, and the true way. With Directions for taking the Dimensions of Trees, and the Allowance for Bark, &c. Performed both by the Rule, and by Arithmetick. By which may be Measured all manner of Superficies, as Board, Glass, Plaistering, Painting, Wainscotting, Tyleing, Paving, Land, both by the Rule and Arithmetick. By J Good, Teacher of the Mathematicks carefully corrected, and much enlarged by J. Atkinson, Sen.
Good, John, active 1706-1733.Date: 1724- Books
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The description and use of an universal sliding rule, Which, by means of single and double slides, and the addition of proper lines, is adapted to answer all question in arithmetic, mixt-mathematics, and philosophy, in the most easy and expeditious manner, as shewn in sixty examples of principal utility in the practical parts of science. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: [1770?]- Books
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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, both by the common way, and the true way. With Directions for taking the Dimensions of Trees, and the Allowance for Bark, &c. Performed both by the Rule, and by Arithmetick. By which may be Measured all manner of Superficies, as Board, Glass, Plastering, Painting, Wainscoting, Tyleing, Paving, Land, both by the Rule and Arithmetick. By J. Good, Teacher of the Mathematicks. Carefully corrected, and much enlarged by J. Atkinson, Sen.
Good, John, active 1706-1733.Date: 1721