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100 1 _aWyld, Samuel
245 0 4 _aThe practical surveyor
_bor, the art of land-measuring, made easy. Shewing by plain and practical 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, A New 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: Being more exact and expeditious than heretofore used. To which is added, an appendix, Shewing how to Draw Buildings, &c. in Perspective, from Observations made by the New Theodolite, its Use in Levelling, in finding the exact Number of solid Feet, contained in any Timber Trees before they are cut down, by Inspection only; and also the Use of a new-invented Spirit-Level. With several other Things never before made Publick. By Samuel Wyld, Gent.
260 _aLondon
_bprinted for J. Hooke, at the Flower-de-Luce against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street: and J. Sisson, mathematical instrument-maker, the Corner of Beaufort Buildings in the Strand
_cM.DCC.XXV. [1725]
300 _axv, [1], 182, [6] p., plates
_c8o
520 _aThe three final leaves comprise one leaf of advertisements and two leaves containing "Tables, shewing the altitude and diameter of any object .. ".
583 _aCondition reviewed
_c20120620
_lcondition level 1
651 4 _aGreat Britain
_y1707-
690 _aMeasurement
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