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 Felled, 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 common Cases) 10s. in the Pound. By E. Hoppus, Surveyor to the Corporation of the London Assurance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoppus, E. (Edward), -1739.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Measurement--Tables.

Measurement.

Genre:

Tables.

Tables (Data)

Physical Description:

lxxvi,203 pages, 1 unnumbered page,plate : illustrations ; long 8⁰

Edition:

The fifteenth edition, greatly improved, ..

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : printed by and for J. Hunter, for T. Keay, London; Bell & Bradfute, J. Dickson, and P. Hill, Edinburgh; J. and A. Duncan, Glasgow; and W. Coke, Leith, 1799.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Half-title: 'Mr Hoppus's Measurer greatly enlarged and improved'.

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

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Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T130618.

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