The art of measuring: or, The carpenters new rule described and explained. Furnished with variety of scales, fitted for the more speedy mensuration of divers superficies and solids, with all necessary requisits appertaining thereunto, as a plain and easie introduction to the principals of geometry, which is the ground and foundation of all kind of mensuration. Together with the description and use of the logarithmical tables of proportions in arithmetick and geometry; also their particular application in the measuring of superficies and solids, as board, and timber, glass, pavement, wainscot, plaistering, brick-works, tyling, gaging, &c. Of signular use for work-men, artificers, and other ingenious persons, that delight therein. Composed and published by W. Leybourne math. Unto which is annexed a supplement, containing the description of the line of numbers, with its use explained and illustrated in divers practical examples of mensuration, by John Wiblin, carpenter & philomath

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  • The art of measuring: or, The carpenters new rule described and explained. Furnished with variety of scales, fitted for the more speedy mensuration of divers superficies and solids, with all necessary requisits appertaining thereunto, as a plain and easie introduction to the principals of geometry, which is the ground and foundation of all kind of mensuration. Together with the description and use of the logarithmical tables of proportions in arithmetick and geometry; also their particular application in the measuring of superficies and solids, as board, and timber, glass, pavement, wainscot, plaistering, brick-works, tyling, gaging, &c. Of signular use for work-men, artificers, and other ingenious persons, that delight therein. Composed and published by W. Leybourne math. Unto which is annexed a supplement, containing the description of the line of numbers, with its use explained and illustrated in divers practical examples of mensuration, by John Wiblin, carpenter & philomath
  • Art of measuring; Carpenters new rule described and explained; Supplement, wherein is contained and plainly demonstrated the use of the scale of logarithms
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed for Richard Jones, at the sign of the Golden Lion in Little-Britain, 1669.
Added name
Cross, Thomas, active 1632-1682, engraver.; Fage, Edward.; Wiblin, John.
Publication year
1669
ESTC No.
R17878
Grub Street ID
70414
Description
[8], 39, [1], 32, [96], 145-192, 157-162, [2]; [2], 44, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates, [1] folded : ill. (woodcuts) ; 8°.
Note
Signatures: A]4] a-b]8] c]4] B-N]8] O]4; ]2A-]2C]8] (]2C8 is blank)

O4r is the continuation of the table of logarithms which ends on K8v; catchword on O4r is 'The', which ties in with the caption title on p. 145: The description and use of the logarithmical table of proportion

Text appears complete despite pagination

Frontispiece dated and signed: Printed for Rich: Jones. 1669. T: Cross sculpsit

Plate pasted to ]2C8v signed: Edward Fage at the Sugar Loaf in Hosier Lane London fecit, who makes this and all other mathematicall instruments

'A supplement, wherein is contained and plainly demonstrated the use of the scale of logarithms, ...' has a separate dated titlepage, register and pagination.
Uncontrolled note
Catalogued from original at the British Library