Research Catalog

Title

The art of practical measuring easily perform'd, [electronic resource] : by a two foot rule, which slides to a foot. On which is the best measure of round timber the common way. Also, the true Measure of Round, Square, or other Timber or Stone, Board, Glass, Paving, Painting, Wainscot, &c. Gauging of Cask, and Gauging and Inching of Tuns. Containing brief instructions in decimal arithmetick. The best way of using the Logarithms according to Mr. Townley. The Use of a new Diagonal Scale, of 100 parts in a quarter of an Inch, applied to Gunter's Chain. And lastly, some useful directions in dialling, not hitherto Published. By H. C. gent.

Author

Coggeshall, Henry, 1623-1690.

Publication

London : printed for Thomas Bennet, at the Half-Moon in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1706.

Details

Additional Authors

Gale (Firm)

Description

[10],106[i.e.114]p.,plate : ill.; 12⁰.

Uniform Title

• Treatise of measures
• Eighteenth century collections online.

Alternative Title

Treatise of measures

Subject

• Slide-rule > Early works to 1800
• Mensuration > Early works to 1800
• Measuring instruments > Early works to 1800

Note

• Preface signed: Henry Coggeshall.
• First published as 'A treatise of measures.
• Pp.111-114 misnumbered 103-106.
• Reproduction of original from British Library.

Indexed In (note)

• English Short Title Catalog

Reproduction (note)

• Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

• 642710849
• T83405

Author

Coggeshall, Henry, 1623-1690.

Title

The art of practical measuring easily perform'd, [electronic resource] : by a two foot rule, which slides to a foot. On which is the best measure of round timber the common way. Also, the true Measure of Round, Square, or other Timber or Stone, Board, Glass, Paving, Painting, Wainscot, &c. Gauging of Cask, and Gauging and Inching of Tuns. Containing brief instructions in decimal arithmetick. The best way of using the Logarithms according to Mr. Townley. The Use of a new Diagonal Scale, of 100 parts in a quarter of an Inch, applied to Gunter's Chain. And lastly, some useful directions in dialling, not hitherto Published. By H. C. gent.

Imprint

London : printed for Thomas Bennet, at the Half-Moon in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1706.

Edition

The third edition, corrected.

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, T83405.

Connect to:

Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.

Added Author

Gale (Firm)