Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity by a new set of tables (Record no. 114093)

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control field L156195
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System control number (Sirsi) u156195
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Hoppus, E.
Fuller form of name (Edward)
Dates associated with a name d. 1739
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity by a new set of tables
Remainder of title Which show at sight, the solid or superficial content (and consequently the value) of any piece of quantity of squared or round timber, be it standing or felled, also of stone, board, glass, &c. made use of in the erecting or repairing of any building, &c, contrived to answer all the occasions of gentlemen and artificers, far beyond any thing yet extant: the contents being given in feet, inches, and twelfth parts of an inch. With a preface, shewing the excellence of this new method of measuring, and demonstrating, that whoever ventures to rely upon those obsolete tables and directions published by Isaac Keay, is liable to be deceived (in common cases) 10s. in the pound. By E. Hoppus, surveyor to the corporation of the London assurance. The twelfth edition. Greatly improved by the following additions, I. New tables shewing at sight the value of any piece or quantity of timber, stone, &c. at any price per foot cube. II. Mr. Hoppus's table of solid measure applied to the freighting of ships. III. Some very curious observations concerning the measuring of timber by several dimensions, communicated by one of His Majesty's purveyors
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. printed, by assignment from the trustees of E. Wicksteed, for J. F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, B. Law, J. Johnson, G. G. J. and J. Robinson, R. Baldwin, W. Goldsmith, J. Bew, S. Hayes, G. and T. Wilkie, Scatcherd and Whitaker, W. Lowndes, J. Taylor, and E. Newbery
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1790
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent lxxvi,204p.,plate
Other physical details ill.
Dimensions long 12o
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Action Condition reviewed
Time/date of action 20120620
Status condition level 1
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Geographic name Great Britain
Chronological subdivision 1707-
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Measurement
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Historic collection Historic collection Historic collection 02/05/2012   OCTAVO 1790 HOPPUS 30077555 06/08/2019 1 06/08/2019 Book