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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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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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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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Surveying improv'd or, the whole art, both in theory and practice, fully demonstrated. In four parts. ... The third edition, with additions ; ... By Henry Wilson, ... To which is now added, Geodoesia accurata: ... Also A new essay upon solids. ... By William Hume, ... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for T. Longman, J. Osborn, S. Birt, C. Hitch and J. Rivington 1743
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1743 WILSON.
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Geodesia catenea: or, Surveying by the chain only (A method entirely new.) Shewing how to measure, plot, and divide any parcel of land, without any other instrument but the chain: with directions for mapping and finding the content of it, and tables ready calculated for more expeditious performance thereof, as also for measuring timber, &c. By Henry Wilson, author of several mathematical treatises by
Edition: The third edition Language: English
Publication details: London printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row MDCCXXXVI. [1736]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1736 WILSON.
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