Dougharty, John, 1677-1755.
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The general gauger or, the principles and practice of gauging beer, wine, and malt. Containing I. Decimal Arithmetick, the Extraction of the Square and Cube-Roots, and the Use of them, in the Way of Gauging. II. The Necessary Problems in Geometry relating to Gauging and Measuring. III. The Use of the Sliding-Rule in Measuring Timber, and other Surfaces and Solids. IV. The Theory and Practice of Gauging in all the Varieties, perform'd by Pen and Sliding-Rule. Each Proposicion being Wrought in Beer, Wine, and Malt. V. The Construction of the Table of Segments, and all the Varieties of Ullaging of Casks. VI. A Table of Areas in Malt-Bushels, &c. The Whole laid down more Methodically than any Performance of this Nature yet extant. By Mr. John Dougharty, Teacher of the Mathematicks at Worcester.
Dougharty, John, 1677-1755.Date: 1719- E-books
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The general gauger or, the principles and practice of gauging beer, wine, and malt. Containing, I. Decimal Arithmetick, the Extraction of the Square and Cube-Roots, and the Use of them in the Way of Gauging. II. The Necessary Problems in Geometry relating to Gauging and Measuring. III. The Use of the Sliding-Rule in Measuring Timber, and other Surfaces and Solids. IV. The Theory and Practice of Gauging in all the Varieties, perform'd by Pen, and Sliding-Rule. Each Proposition being Wrought in Beer, Wine, and Malt. V. The Construction of the Table of Segments, and all the Varieties of Ullaging of Casles. VI. A Table of Area's in Malt Bushels, &c. To which is added, An Appendix for measuring Boards, Timber, Stone, &c. With Rules and Examples for measuring most sorts of supersicial and solid Figures: Also surveying of Land. The whole laid down more methodically than any Performance of this Nature yet extant. By Mr. John Dougharty, Teacher of the Mathematicks at Worcester.
Dougharty, John, 1677-1755.Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]