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by James Lightbody First published in 2005 — 1 edition

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The elements of gauging: or, a solution of all the necessary problems in gauging; ... as a supplement to Mr. Ward's gauger's practice. By James Lightbody, P.M.

by James Lightbody First published in 1704 — 1 edition

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Every man his own gauger: Wherein not only the artist is shown a more ready and exact method of gauging than any hitherto extant. But the most ignorant, who can but read English, and tell twenty in figures, is taught to find the content of any sort of cask or vessel, either full, or in part full; and to know if they be right siz'd. Also what a pipe, hogshead, &c. amounts to at the common rate and measure they buy or sell at. With several useful tables to know the content of any vessel by. Likewise a table shewing the price of any commodity, from one pound to an hundred weight, and the contrary. To which is added, the art of brewing beer, ale, mum; of fining, preserving and botling brew'd liquors, of making the most common physical ales now in use, of making several fine English wines. The vintners art of fining, curing, preserving and rectifying all sorts of wines ... Together with the compleat coffee-man, teaching how to make coffee, tea, chocolate, ...

by James Lightbody First published in 1695 — 1 edition

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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, with thirty cuts

by James Lightbody First published in 1694 — 1 edition

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The mariners jewel; or, A pocket companion for the ingenious: Being of more general use for officers, seamen, carpenters, boatswains, pursers and stewards, then any thing yet published. Containing an alphabetical dictionary of all the naval terms; a general pay table; with a table of boatswain stores for each rank of shop; the proportion of prizes, with many other useful things both decimal and vulgarly demonstrated from a manuscript of Sir John Narbrough's and methodiz'd by James Lightbody, P.M

by James Lightbody First published in 1695 — 1 edition

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measurer and gauger's guide.: Containing first, the reasons of the five principal rules of arithmetick, demonstrated by lines; with examples of each rule. Secondly, measuring of surfaces and solids, such as plank, timber, stone, &c. Joiners, carpenters, bricklayers, glasiers, painters and paviours work: each proposition being wrought vulgarly, decimally, practically and instrumentally. A small tract of gauging wine, ale or malt without inches or division. By which any one may gauge ten backs, or floors of malt, in the same time another shall gauge one, by the way now used: altogether new. and submitted to the censure of the commissioners of excise. By J.L. P.M.

by James Lightbody First published in 1709 — 1 edition

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The new art of gauging and measuring without inches or division: Being twenty times more expeditious, and ten times less troublesome, than the old way by inches; ... By James Lightbody, P.M.

by James Lightbody First published in 1713 — 1 edition

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The Measurer and Gauger's Guide. Containing First, the Reasons of the Five Principal Rules of Arithmetick, Demonstrated by Lines; With Examples of Each Rule

by James Lightbody First published in 2018 — 1 edition

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