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Geometrical rules made easy for the use of mechanicks concern'd in buildings [electronic resource] :...

Geometrical rules made easy for the use of mechanicks concern'd in buildings [electronic resource] :...

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Geometrical rules made easy for the use of mechanicks concern'd in buildings [electronic resource] : containing, New and Infallible Methods, for Striking out from proper Centers, the Groyns of Arches regular and irregular, the angle Brackets of Coves, Crowns of Beaufers circular or elliptick. With many other useful Problems relating to all Curve Lines, introduc'd in Building. Also, an essay, on the nature and properties of arches in general, mechanically consider'd with Respect to their Shapes and Duration, exemplisied by several Geometrical Figures, demonstrating their Property and Powers, interspersed with some Remarks on the intended Bridge at Westminster. With a Proposal for Building the Piers, by a Method practicable, so as to keep our the Water while erecting. The Whole design'd chiefly for the Information and Use of all Building Artificers, &c. By Isaac Gadsdon. .

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Geometrical rules made easy for the use of mechanicks concern'd in buildings [electronic resource] : containing, New and Infallible Methods, for Striking out from proper Centers, the Groyns of Arches regular and irregular, the angle Brackets of Coves, Crowns of Beaufers circular or elliptick. With many other useful Problems relating to all Curve Lines, introduc'd in Building. Also, an essay, on the nature and properties of arches in general, mechanically consider'd with Respect to their Shapes and Duration, exemplisied by several Geometrical Figures, demonstrating their Property and Powers, interspersed with some Remarks on the intended Bridge at Westminster. With a Proposal for Building the Piers, by a Method practicable, so as to keep our the Water while erecting. The Whole design'd chiefly for the Information and Use of all Building Artificers, &c. By Isaac Gadsdon. .

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London : printed for John Wilcox, at Virgil's Head, opposite the New Church in the Strand, 1739.

Date

1739.

Record Identifier

74VvBK87WBQd

MMS ID

991016383439702626

Language

English

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xii,88p.,plates ; 12°.

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Publisher

London : printed for John Wilcox, at Virgil's Head, opposite the New Church in the Strand, 1739.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1739.

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Geometrical rules made easy for the use of mechanicks concern'd in buildings [electronic resource] : containing, New and Infallible Methods, for Striking out from proper Centers, the Groyns of Arches regular and irregular, the angle Brackets of Coves, Crowns of Beaufers circular or elliptick. With many other useful Problems relating to all Curve Li...

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General note

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Citation / References Note

ESTC T186928.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VvBK87WBQd

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvBK87WBQd

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MMS ID

991016383439702626