A new set of tables, calculated after a plain, easy, and correct method : in which, by inspection, are given the true solid contents of any piece of timber or stone, &c. The Whole contrived To answer all Questions, that can be had in an End of 18 Inches square, to Quarters of Inches in the Scantling, and the true Contents given, without Loss or Gain, in Feet, Inches, and Parts, &c. (viz.) to 5 Places of Figures in Duodecimals. Being Of great Use to Surveyors, Carpenters, Sawyers, Masons, and all Others concern'd in Buying or Selling such Materials us'd in the Building-Way: And Never made out by any Author before to this Exactness. With some animadversions on the work of a late author in this way ; Setting forth The Insufficiency of his Method to compleat a Work of this Nature. By John Worgan, surveyor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Worgan, John, Surveyor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lumber--Measurement--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv,[3],22,[1],487p. )

Other Title:

New set of tables, calculated after a plain, easy, and correct method

Place of Publication:

London : printed by C. Ackers in St. John's-Street, for the author; and sold by Mr. Meadows. at the Angel in Cornhill; Mr. Clarke, at the Golden Ball in Duck-Lane; and Mr. Miles, mathematical instrument-maker, at the Atlas and Hercules in Flower-de-Luce-Court, Fleet-Street, MDCCXL. [1740]

Notes:

With animadversions on 'Practical measuring by a new set of tables, ready calculated after a plain easy and correct method' by Edward Hoppus.

Half title: Worgan's tabular solids.

'The tables of solid qualities' has p.1 on the verso.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T111543.

OCLC:

642279086