A guide for the practical gauger : with a compendium of decimal arithmetick. Shewing briefly I. Many plain and easie ways how to gauge brewers tuns, coppers, backs, &c. also the mash-tun, either in whole, or gradually from inch to inch, with divers new tables for facilitating the work. II. The gauging of any wine, brandy, ale or oyl-cask, either in whole, or in part, with the construction and use of two tables of area's of circles, and Sybant Hantz his table of area's of segments of a circle. III. The mensuration of all manner of superficies, as board, glass, pavement, wainscot, tiling, floors, roofs, &c. also brick-work, timber and stone. Added as an appendix to the former work. Collected and published principally for the service of the farmers of his Majesties revenue of excise. By William Hunt, student in the mathematicks.
| Author/creator | Hunt, William |
| Other author | Hantz, Sybant. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed by John Darby, for Nath. Ponder, at the sign of the Peacock in Chancery-Lane, 1673. |
| Description | [24], 358, [2]; [2], 29, [1]; [64] p. : ill. (woodcuts) |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240937813 |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Appendix to the guide for the practical gauger |
| Variant title | Table of logarithm numbers |
| Variant title | Tables for the speedy gauging of brewers tuns and casks |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | "Tables for the speedy gauging of brewers tuns and casks" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. "An appendix to the Guide for the practical gauger" and "A table of logarithm numbers" each have separate dated title page, pagination, and register. |
| General note | DFo copy, reel 2516 has Sig. 2A2 and 2A1 misbound after sig. a1, in that order; Sig. 2A4 and 2A3 misbound after sig. a3, in that order; Pt. 4 bound before Pt.3. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library. |
| References | Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) H3763A |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2516:6) |
| Stock number | CL0037000105 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |