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Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity by a new set of tables: ... With a preface, shewing the excellence of this new method of measuring, ... By E. Hoppus, ... The tenth edition. Greatly improved, by the following additions, I. New tables ... III. Some very curious observations ... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed, by assignment from the trustees of E. Wicksteed, for J. F. and C. Rivington, J. Hinton, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, B. Law, G. Robinson, R. Baldwin, and J. Taylor 1777
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1777 HOPPUS.
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742.
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The new complete guide to all persons who have any Trade or Concern with the City of London and parts adjacent. Containing I. The Names of all the Streets, Squares, &c. in the said City, and within the Bills of Mortality. II. The Names and Situation of the Companies Halls, &c. within the said Bills of Mortality. III. The New Rates for Carmen, as settled by the Lord Mayor, &c. the 11th of July, 1757, and the Rates of Watermen, Hackney Coachmen, Chairmen, and Potters. IV. Rates of the General-Post, and Penny-Post Offices, where kept, and to what Places they send Letters and Parcels; and the Holidays kept at the Public Offices. V. An Account of the Coasting Vessels, &c. VI. An Account of all the Stage-Coaches, with the Fares of Passengers, Carriers, &c. where they inn. and when they go out. Vii. Of entering Goods at the Custom-House. Viii. The Names and Places of Abode of the most eminent Merchants and Traders in and about London. IX. List of the Lord-Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the City of London, with their Wards. X. Directors of the Bank of England, South-Sea and India Companies; Royal-Exchange Assurance; Sun-Fire-Office, and London Assurance; Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, of the Excise, and the Customs. Being The exactest Piece of the Kind hitherto published: And designed for the Use of Persons of All Degrees, as well Natives as Foreigners. with large Additions and Alterations And a new and accurate Plan of London, Westminster, Southwark, and Parts adjacent; also an exact Plan of the Royal-Exchange, shewing the several Walks or Places for transacting Business by the different Merchants, Traders, &c.
Edition: The fifteenth edition, .. Language: English
Publication details: [London] Printed for T. Longman, J. Rivington, J. Hinton, S. Crowder, T. Caslon; E. and C. Dilly; W. Stuart; S. Bladon; and R. Baldwin MDCCLXXVII. [1777]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1777 NEW.
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743.
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A new and universal history description and survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, And their adjacent parts. Including not only all the Parishes within the Bills of Mortality, but the Towns, Villages, Palaces, Seats, and Country, to the extent of Twenty Miles round, comprizing a circle of near one hundred and fifty miles. Containing An accurate and circumstantial Account of the Origin of London; with a View of its progressive improvement, from its first foundation to its present flourishing state, and amazing extent. A Description of the Antiquities, from the most remote periods of authentic intelligence. A particular Account of its constitution and government, ecclesiastical, civil and military; its charters, laws, customs, privileges, immunities, commerce, trade, manufactures, its astonishing power and influence, foreign and domestic... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespeare's Head, in Pater-Noster-Row MDCCLXXVI [1776]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (2)Collection, call number: FOLIO 1776 HARRISON, ...
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744.
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Geodaesia improved or, a new and correct method of surveying made exceeding easy. In two parts. Part I, Teacheth to measure, divide, and delineate, any Quantity of Land both accessible and inaccessible, whether Meadows, Pasture, Fields, Woods, Water, Commons, Forests, Manors, &c. by the chain only, whose Dimensions are cast up by the pen, and consequently freed from the errors of estimation that unavoidably attend the Scale and Protractor. With necessary Directions to map elegantly. Part II, Introduces Instruments, Trigonometry, preparative Remarks on the Earth's Superficies; and teacheth the invaluable Method of casting up the Dimensions of Instruments by the pen several Ways, all agreeing, &c. &c. With a most useful appendix Concerning the practical Methods of measuring Timber, Hay, Marl Pits, Bricklayers and Plaisterers Work. The whole being illustrated with proper Definitions, Problems, Rules, Examples, Explanations, and emblematical Types, rendered uncommonly easy. By A. Burns, Teacher of the Mathematics in Tarporley, Cheshire. by Language: English
Publication details: Chester printed for the author, and sold by J. Poole in Chester; and by all other booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland MDCCLXXI. [1771]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1771 BURNS.
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745.
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The gentleman and tradesman's compleat assistant Or, The whole art of measuring and estimating, made easy. In three parts. Part I. Contains, the names and exact prices of all artificers work in general, relating to building, viz. such as bricklakers, carpenters, joiners, carvers, plaisterers, painters, masons, plumbers, glaziers, slaters, paviours, smiths, &c. Part II. Contains, the method of squaring dimensions, or measuring the said artificers works at large, thro' all their various branches, both by cross multiplication and inspectionary tables, to the extent of an hundred feet square, including tables, which shew the number of squares, square yards, and also the square root of any number of feet, &c. whatsoever required. Part III. Contains geometrical definitions of lines, angles, &c. with the most useful and necessary problems, or the rudiments of practical geometry, mensuration of superficies, &c. To which is added, an appendix, containing a plan and elevation of a house, with the dimensions accurately figured of the true proportioning the several stories, and the members thereto belonging; with a sketch of some very good mouldings, together with several useful tables, viz. The scantling of timber, annuities upon lives, and the purchasing and valuing of freehold and leasehold estates. Likewise, a table shewing how much in length of any board, plank, pane of glass, pavement, or the like, makes a foot square; the breadth thereof being given. The whole made perfectly easy and intelligible to the meanest capacity. Illustrated with copper-plates. By J. Leadbeater, and assistants. by
Edition: The third edition Language: English
Publication details: London Printed for A. Webley, in Holborn, near Chancery-Lane; and W. Todd, in Adam and Eve Court, near Wells-Street, Oxford Road 1770
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1770 LEADBEATER.
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746.
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A treatise on mensuration, both in theory and practice By Charles Hutton by Language: English
Publication details: Newcastle upon Tyne Printed by T. Saint for the author, and for John Wilkie in St Paul's Church Yard, and Richard Baldwin in Pater-noster Row, London 1770
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: QUARTO 1770 HUTTON.
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747.
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Surveying improved or, the whole art, both in theory and practice, fully demonstrated. In four parts. I. Arithmetic, Vulgar and Decimal. II. All Definitions, Theorems, and Problems; with Plain Trigonometry, and whatsoever else is useful in the Theory of Surveying. III. The Description and Use of Instruments, necessary in the Practice of Surveying; particularly Gunter's Chain, the Surveying-Wheel, the Theodolite, the Sector, the Circumferentor, the Protractor, the Semicircle, and the Plain-Table; which last, of all others, is esteemed universally useful in every Part of this Art. IV. How to Measure, Cast up, Plot, and Divide Parcels of Land, of what Denomination soever, viz. Meadows, Pastures, Fields, Forests, Woods, Commons, Lordships, Manors, &c. by any one or more of the abovesaid Instruments. Also, to take inaccessible Heights and Distances, with surveying Counties, Roads, Rivers, &c. Likewise to reduce a Plan to a Prospect, and to correct any Survey by Astronomical Calculation: With Directions for making transparent Colours for Maps, &c. With an Appendix concerning Levelling and Conveying of Water to any possible Place assigned. The sixth edition, with additions, illustrated with cuts, &c. and also accurately revised, improved, and augmented. By Henry Wilson, Mathematician. To which is now added, Geodoesia accurata: or, Surveying made Easy by the Chain only. Shewing, How to Measure, Plot, Divide, and Delineate any Parcel of Land, without the Trouble and Charge of any other Instrument but the Chain; with proper Directions for Reducing, Mapping, Colouring, and finding the Content, after an accurate and expeditious Manner. Also, a new essay upon Solids. Shewing how the Dimensions of Timber-Trees, &c. both standing and lying, may be exactly taken, and readily measured various Ways, viz. Vulgarly, Decimally, Duodecimally, Instrumentally, and Tabularly. By William Hume, Philomath. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for J. and F. Rivington, L. Hawes and Co. W. Johnston, T. Longman, S. Crowder, B. Law, and Robinson and Roberts MDCCLXIX. [1769]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1769 WILSON.
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749.
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Geodaesia: or, The art of surveying and measuring land made easy Shewing by plain and practical rules, to survey, protract, cast up, reduce or divide any piece of land whatsoever; with new tables for the ease of the surveyor in reducing the measures of land. Moreover a more facile and sure way of surveying by the chain, than has hitherto been taught. As also to lay out new lands in America, or elsewhere: and how to make a perfect map of a river's mouth or harbour; with several other things never yet published in our language. By John Love by
Edition: The eighth edition. Corrected and improved by Samuel Clark Language: English
Publication details: London Printed for J. Rivington, St. Paul's Church-Yard; G. Keith, in Gracechurch-Street; and Robinson and Roberts, in Paternoster-Row MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1768 LOVE.
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750.
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The art of practical measuring, by the sliding rule Shewing how to measure Round, Square, or other Timber, Stone, Board, Glass, Paving, Painting, and Wainscot. Also Gauging; with Instructions in Decimals, Mr Townley's Method of the Logarithms, and the Use of the Diagonal Scale applied to Gunter's Chain. By Henry Coggeshall, gent. Whereto is added, in a short method, the use of Scamozzi's lines for finding the lengths and angles of hips, rafters, &c. at any pitch, in Square, Bevelling, or Tapering Frames. By John Ham by
Edition: The seventh edition, carefully corrected Language: English
Publication details: London printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, near the Mansion-House MDCCLXVII. [1767]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1767 COGGESHALL.
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751.
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A general treatise of mensuration: containing many useful and necessary improvements Composed for the benefit of artificers, builders, measurers, surveyors, gaugers, farmers, gentlemen, young students, &c. The whole being intended as an easy introduction to several parts of the mathematicks. By J. Robertson, F.R.S. by
Edition: The third edition Language: English
Publication details: London Printed for J. Nourse, and J. Wilcox, in the Strand MDCCLXVII. [1767]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1767 ROBERTSON.
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752.
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A new and accurate history and survey of London Westminster, Southwark, and places adjacent; containing whatever is most worthy of notice in their ancient and present state: In which are Described. Their Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Military Government, Original Constitution, Antiquities, Manufactories, Trade, Commerce, and Navigation; And The several Wards, Liberties, Precincts, Districts, Parishes, Churches, Religious and Charitable Foundations, and other Public Edifices: Particularly The Curiosities of the Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the Royal Exchange, Sir Hans Sloan's Museum, &c. and whatever is remarkable for Elegance, Grandeur, Use, Entertainment or Curiosity. With The Charters, Laws, Customs, Rights, Liberties and Privileges, Of This Great Metropolis. Illustrated With A Variety of Heads, Views, Plans, and Maps, neatly Engraved. ... . By the Rev. John Entick, M.A. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, near the Mansion-House MDCCLXVI. [1766]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (4)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1766 ENTICK VOL. 1, ...
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753.
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The practical surveyor or the art of land-measuring made easy. Shewing, by plain and familiar Rules, how to Survey any Piece of Land whatsoever, by the Plain-Table, Theodolite, or Circumferentor: or, by the Chain only. And how to Protract, Cast up, Reduce and Divide the same. Likewise. An easy Method of Protracting Observations made with the Meridian; and how to cast up the Content of any Plot of Land, by Reducing any Multangular Figure to one Triangle. To which is added, an appendix. Shewing how to draw buildings, &c. in Perspective: Of Levelling; and also how to Measure standing Timber. By Samuel Wyld. by
Edition: The fifth edition. Corrected and enlarged by a careful hand: and illustrated with several copper-plates Language: English
Publication details: London printed for W. Johnston in Ludgate-Street MDCCLXIV. [1764]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (2)Collection, call number: GENERAL OCTAVO 1764 WYLD, ...
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The description and use of the globes, and the orrery To which is prefix'd, by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system. By Joseph Harris, Teacher of the Mathematics by
Edition: The ninth edition Language: English
Publication details: London printed for B. Cole, at the Orrery, near the Globe Tavern in Fleet-Street, late the Shop of Mr. Thomas Wright, Instrument-Maker to His Majesty; and E. Cushee, near St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-Street MDCCLXIII. [1763]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: LAND OCTAVO 1763 HARRIS.
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Surveying Improved or, the whole art, both in theory and practice, fully demonstrated. In four parts. .I Arithmetic, Vulgar and Decimal. II All definitions, theorems, and problems; with Plain Trigonometry, and whatsoever else is useful in the theory of surveying. III The description and use of instruments, necessary in the Practice of Surveying; particularly Gunter's Chain, the Surveying Wheel, the Theodolite, the Sector, the Circumferentor, the Protractor, the Semicircle, and the Plan-Table; which last, of all others, is esteemed universally useful in every Part of this Art. IV How to Measure, Cast up, Plot, and Divide Parcels of Land, of what Denomination, soever, viz. Meadows, Pastures, Fields, Forests, Woods, Commons, Lordships, Manors &c. by any one or more of the abovesaid instruments. Also, to take inaccessible Heights and Distances, with Surveying Counties, Roads, Rivers, &c. Likewise to reduce a Plan to a Prospect, and so correct any Survey by Astronomical Calculation: With Directions for making transparent Colours for Maps, &c. With an Appendix concerning Levelling and Conveying of Water to any possible Place assigned. The Fifth Edition, with Additions; embellished and illustrated with proper Cuts, ... By Henry Wilson, ... To which is now added, Geodoesia Accurata: or, Surveying made Easy by the Chain only. ... By William Hume, ... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Rivington, W. Johnston, S. Crowder and Co, and B. Law MDCCLXII [1762]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1762 WILSON.
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The practical surveyor, or The art of Land-Measuring made easy Shewing by plain and familiar rules, how to survey any piece of land whatsoever, by the plain-table, theodolite, or circumserentor: or, by the chain only. And how to protract, castup, reduce and divide the same. Likewise, an easy method of protracting observations made with the meridian; and how to cast up the content of any plot of land, by reducing any multangular figure to one triangle. To which is added, an appendix. Shewing how to draw buildings, &c. in perspective: of levelling; and also how to measure standing timber. By Samuel Wyld. by
Edition: The fourth edition: corrected and enlarged by a careful hand; and illustrated with several Copper-Plates Language: English
Publication details: London Printed for W. Johnston, in Ludgate-Street MDCCLX. [1760]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1760 WYLD.
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Surveying improved or, the whole art, both in theory and practice, fully demonstrated. In four parts. ... The fourth edition, with additions; embellished and illustrated with proper cuts, &c. ... By Henry Wilson, ... To which is now added, Geodoesia accurata: or, surveying made easy by the chain only. ... Also, a new essay upon solids. ... By William Hume, ... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. and J. Rivington, W. Johnston, and P. Davey and B. Law MDCCLV [1755]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1755 WILSON.
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