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Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity, [electronic resource] : by a new set of table...

Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity, [electronic resource] : by a new set of table...

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Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity, [electronic resource] : by a new set of tables; Which shew at Sight, The Solid or Superficial Content (and consequently the Value) of any Piece or 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) 10 s. in the Pound. By E. Hoppus, Surveyor to the Corporation of the London Assurance. 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 Dimentions, communicated by one of his Majesty's purveyors. .

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Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity, [electronic resource] : by a new set of tables; Which shew at Sight, The Solid or Superficial Content (and consequently the Value) of any Piece or 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) 10 s. in the Pound. By E. Hoppus, Surveyor to the Corporation of the London Assurance. 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 Dimentions, communicated by one of his Majesty's purveyors. .

Publisher

London : printed, for E. Wicksteed, in Warwick Court, Warwick-Lane, Newgate-Street, 1759.

Date

1759.

Record Identifier

74VvgEBqerwd

MMS ID

991012321029702626

Language

English

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Physical content

lxxvi,204p.,fold.plate : ill.,tables ; long 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed, for E. Wicksteed, in Warwick Court, Warwick-Lane, Newgate-Street, 1759.

Edition

The fifth edition.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1759.

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

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Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity, [electronic resource] : by a new set of tables; Which shew at Sight, The Solid or Superficial Content (and consequently the Value) of any Piece or 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 Buil...

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In 4s, with horizontal chain lines.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

With a half-title.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T44136.

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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Record Identifier

74VvgEBqerwd

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

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MMS ID

991012321029702626