The new art of surveying by the goniometer : containing, I. A new method of measuring angles by this new instrumentwith much greater Exactness than can be done by a Plain-Table or Theodolite; which is at the same Time more Simple, Portable, and less Expensive. II. The description and use of a new protractor, Double Parallel-Ruler, Pantagraph, and other Instruments used in Plotting off, and Copying Surveys in any Size. III. The rationale of reducing any multangular figure to a plain triangle, and thereby finding the Contents of a Survey by one single Computation. IV The principles of levellingin Theory and Practice concisely explained. The whole illustrated by a great variety of copper-plate figures. By Benj. Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Angles (Geometry)--Measurement--Early works to 1800.

Angles (Geometry).

Goniometers--Early works to 1800.

Goniometers.

Surveying--Instruments--Early works to 1800.

Surveying.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],ii,36p.,plates )

Other Title:

New art of surveying by the goniometer

Place of Publication:

London : printed and sold by the author in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXVI. [1766]

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T4896.

OCLC:

642616107