Measuring made easy : or, The description and use of Coggeshall's sliding rule. Containing instructions for measuring all manner of timber, both by the common way, and the true way: with directions for taking the dimensions of trees, and the allowance for bark, &c. perform'd both by the rule, and by arithmetick; by which may be measured all manner of superficies; as, board, glass, plaistering, painting, wainscotting, tyleing, paving, land &c. both by the rule and arithmetick. Whereunto is now added, the description of Scamozzi's lines, with their use in finding the lengths and angles of rafters, hips, collar beams, &c
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Title: Measuring made easy : or, The description and use of Coggeshall's sliding rule. Containing instructions for measuring all manner of timber, both by the common way, and the true way: with directions for taking the dimensions of trees, and the allowance for bark, &c. perform'd both by the rule, and by arithmetick; by which may be measured all manner of superficies; as, board, glass, plaistering, painting, wainscotting, tyleing, paving, land &c. both by the rule and arithmetick. Whereunto is now added, the description of Scamozzi's lines, with their use in finding the lengths and angles of rafters, hips, collar beams, &c
Classmark: Early Education/GOO
Creator(s): Good, John Mason (1764-1827)
Additional creator(s): Atkinson, J fl.1736 (Other)
Related people: Atkinson, J
Publisher: Printed for W. Mount and T. Page
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1736
Language: English
Size and medium: 96 p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/237522
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991013116379705181
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