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The art of measuring, containing the description and explanation of the carpenters new rule : Fnrnished with variety of scales. Fitted for the more speedy mensuration of superficies and solids. Also certain geometrical problems, a table of logarithms to 10000, and some uses of the same exemplified in arithmetick and geometry: but more particularly applied to the mensuration of superficies and solids, as board, glass, pavement, wainscot, plaistering, tyling, timber, stone, brick-work, and gauging of cask. The third edition with additions, by W. Leybourn. To which is added a supplement; being the description of the line of numbers, with its use, in divers practical examples of mensuration, of singular use for work-men, artificers, and other ingenious persons delighting therein.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 2009:10.
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- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2009:10.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carpentry--Mathematics--Early works to 1800.
- Carpentry.
- Carpentry--Tables--Early works to 1800.
- Carpentry--Mathematics.
- Genre:
- Tables.
- Tables (Data)
- Physical Description:
- 18 unnumbered pages, 39 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 32 pages, 98 unnumbered pages, 145-192, 157-162 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 44 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (tables)
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for Rich. Northcot next St. Peters Alley, Cornhill, and at the Marriner and Anchor upon Fish-street Hill, near London Bridge, 1681.
- Notes:
- "A supplement, wherein is contained and plainly demonstrated the use of the scale of logarithms" by John Wiblin, has separate title page dated 1677; pagination is separate.
- With engraved frontispiece.
- Quire K has extra leaf; on recto: Place this leaf at the latter end of the tables of logarithms.
- Reproduction of the original at the British Library.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 2009:10). s1990 miun a
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed.) L1903A.
- OCLC:
- 55713629
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