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Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity, 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 Felied, 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 comman Cases) 10s. in the Pound. By E. Hoppus, Surveyor to the Corporations of the London Assurance.
- Title
- 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 Felied, 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 comman Cases) 10s. in the Pound. By E. Hoppus, Surveyor to the Corporations of the London Assurance.
- Author
- Hoppus, E. (Edward), -1739.
- Publication
- London : printed, by assignment from the trustees of E. Wicksteed, for J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton, Hawes, Clarke and Collins, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, B. Law, Robinson and Roberts, G. Pearch, and R. Baldwin, 1771.
Details
- Additional Authors
- Gale (Firm)
- Description
- lxxvi,204p.,fold.plate; long 8⁰.
- Uniform Title
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Subject
- Mensuration > Tables
- Note
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Indexed In (note)
- English Short Title Catalog
- Reproduction (note)
- Electronic reproduction.
- OCLC
- 642696408
- T78261
- Author
- Hoppus, E. (Edward), -1739.
- Title
- 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 Felied, 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 comman Cases) 10s. in the Pound. By E. Hoppus, Surveyor to the Corporations of the London Assurance.
- Imprint
- London : printed, by assignment from the trustees of E. Wicksteed, for J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton, Hawes, Clarke and Collins, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, B. Law, Robinson and Roberts, G. Pearch, and R. Baldwin, 1771.
- Edition
- The ninth edition. Greatly improved, ..
- Series
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Reproduction
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Indexed In:
- English Short Title Catalog, T78261.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain England London.
- Added Author
- Gale (Firm)