A treatise of practical surveying : which is demonstrated from its first principles. Wherein every thing that is useful and curious in that art, is fully considered and explained. Particularly three new and very concise methods for determining the areas of right-lined figures, arithmetically or by calculation, as well as the geometrical ones heretofore treated of. The whole illustrated with copper-plates. By Robert Gibson; teacher of the mathematics. With alterations and amendments, adapted to the use of American surveyors.
Author/creator |
Gibson, Robert, -1761? |
Other author/creator | Crukshank, Joseph, 1746?-1836, printer. |
Other author/creator | Poupard, James engraver. |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Edition | The seventh edition. |
Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed for Joseph Crukshank, no. 87, High-Street, 1796. |
Description | vii, 288, 3 unnumbered pages, 90, 3 unnumbered pages, 60 pages, 13folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 8⁰. |
Supplemental Content | Full text online |
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General note | Edition statement transposed; precedes "By Robert Gibson .." on title page. |
General note | Plates engraved by James Poupard. |
General note | "Mathematical tables: difference of latitude and departure: logarithms, from 1 to 10,000. Artificial sines, tangents, and secants."--[3], 90, [3], 60 p.; has separate title page, with imprint date of 1796. This title includes "Tables of latitude and departure .." ([1], 90, [1 p.) with separate title page, also with imprint date of 1796. The Tables of latitude and departure are attributed to John Roberston. |
General note | Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. |
References | Bristol, B9556 |
References | Shipton & Mooney, 47790 |
References | Rink, E. Technical Americana, 2383 |
References | English Short Title Catalog, W28361. |
Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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