James Lightbody, The Gauger and Measurer's Companion (1694)

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Date
1694
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Book title
The Gauger and Measurer's Companion: Being A Compendious way of Gauging Superficies and Solids; with the Reasons of most Multiplicators and Divisors used in Mensuration, and all difficult Points made plain and easy. With a way to Gauge all Quantities under a Gallon. Also, a brief Description of the Gauge Point for Ale and Wine Gallons, with a Direction to find the same, and the Content of a Circle in all its parts. The exact method of Measuring Land, Board, Glass, Pavement, Stone, be it of what form soever, Together with a Globe and Round Timber, both Decimally and Vulgarly, with useful Tables. A Table of Cylinders, and a Treatise of Weights and Measures. To which is added, at the request of some Gentlemen, a true method for Brewing strong Ale in London, as well and good as at any place in the Kingdom, with Directions for Clarifying any Ale, be it never so thick, in a few Hours
Publication place
London
Publisher
John Everingham
Text type
printed book
Genre
Other
Subject area
mathematics
Summary
Explanations of many geometrical terms of art
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type: undifferentiated
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type: headword
sample: There is 6 sorts of Triangles, as follows, viz..
An Equilateral, having 3 equal sides and Angles.
Isoscelos, having 2 equal sides and angles .... (p. 23)
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