Publications of Nicolas Gauger

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  • Gauger, Nicolas. Fires improv'd: being a new method of building chimneys, so as to prevent their smoaking: in which A Small Fire, shall warm a Room better than a much Larger made the Common Way. With the manner of altering such Chimneys as are already Built, so that they shall perform the same Effects. Illustrated with Cuts. Written in French, by Monsieur Gauger: made English and improved, by J. T. Desaguliers, M. A. F. R. S. By whom is added, the manner of making coal-fires, as useful this new-way, as the wood-fires propos'd by the French author, Explain'd by an Additional Plate. The whole being suited to the Capacity of the meanest Work-Man. London: printed for J. Senex, at the Globe in Salisbury Court, and E. Curll, at the Dial and Bible against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street, [1715]. ESTC No. T112501. Grub Street ID 164493.
  • Gauger, Nicolas. The mechanism of fire made in chimneys: or, the art of improving the effects and diminishing the expences thereof. Containing a treatise of new-invented chimneys, that afford more Heat than the others, and are not subject to Smoak, &c. set forth in French by Monsr. Gauger: the entire work faithfully translated in English, from the last Paris-Edition, and Revis'd by several skilful Artists, so as to render it suitable to the Genius and Capacity of our workmen. To which is added, all the author's original draughts corrected and fairly engraved on copper-plates, with a large alphabetical table, explaining near Two Hundred Terms of Art, and other hard Words in the Treatise. London: printed for R. Bonwicke, Tim. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, S. Manship, J. Nicholson, R. Wilkin, B. Tooke, R. Smith and T. Ward, MDCCXVI. [1716]. ESTC No. T140333. Grub Street ID 188110.
  • Gauger, Nicolas. Fires improved: or, a new method of building chimnies, so as to prevent their smoking. In which A Small Fire, shall warm a Room much better than a Large One made the Common Way. And the Method of altering such Chimnies as are already Built, so that they shall perform the same Effects. By Monsieur Gauger. Made English from the French original. By J. T. Desaguliers, L. L.D. and F.R.S. London: printed for J. Senex, at the Globe, against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleetstreet; and E. Curll, at Pope's Head, in Rose-Street, Covens-Garden, [1736]. ESTC No. T111906. Grub Street ID 163967.