The compleat art of land-measuring : or, a guide to practical surveying: teaching an exact method of Measuring and Mapping of Lands, Woods, Waters, &c. by the Catoptric Sextant, and of Casting up the same by the Pen. Together with Directions for Levelling, in order to convey Water either in Pipes or Canals. To which is added an appendix, containing a new theory of the catoptric sectant, and its Use in taking Heights and Distances, independent of Trigonometry: also, Instructions for Measuring of Standing Timber. With several plain and useful tables. The second edition, illustrated with copper-plates. By B. Talbot, Teacher of the Mathematics at Cannock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Talbot, Benjamin.

Standardized Title:

New art of land measuring

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Measurement--Early works to 1800.

Measurement.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],xxiii,[1],412p.,plates,table )

Other Title:

Compleat art of land-measuring

Place of Publication:

London : printed for T. and W. Lowndes, No. 77, Fleet-Street: and sold by Mess. Pearson and Rollason, Birmingham; J. Smart, Wolverhampton; and the author, at Cannock, MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]

Notes:

With a half-title.

Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N27793.

OCLC:

642184059