A treatise of practical surveying; : which is demonstrated from its first principles. Wherein every thing that is useful and curious in that art, is fully considered and explained. Particularly three new and very concise methods for determining the areas of right-lined figures, arithmetically or by calculation, as well as the geometrical ones heretofore treated of. : The whole illustrated with copper-plates. / By Robert Gibson; teacher of the mathematics. ; With alterations and amendments, adapted to the use of American surveyors.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Gibson, Robert, -1761?

Contributor:

Poupard, James, engraver.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 47790.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surveying--Tables.

Surveying.

Genre:

Tables.

Tables (Data)

Physical Description:

vii, 288 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 90 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 60 pages, 13 folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm (8vo)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Edition:

The seventh edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia: : Printed for Joseph Crukshank, no. 87, High-Street, 1796.

Notes:

Edition statement transposed; precedes "By Robert Gibson ..." on title page.

Plates engraved by James Poupard.

"Mathematical tables: difference of latitude and departure: logarithms, from 1 to 10,000. Artificial sines, tangents, and secants."--[3], 90, [3], 60 p.; has separate title page, with imprint date of 1796. This title includes "Tables of latitude and departure ..." ([1], 90, [1] p.) with separate title page, also with imprint date of 1796. The Tables of latitude and departure are attributed to John Roberston.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 47790).

Cited in:

Bristol B9556

Shipton & Mooney 47790

Rink, E. Technical Americana, 2383

OCLC:

55809444