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.

People / Organizations

• Robert Gibson (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank, no. 87, High-Street, 1792 [i.e., 1794]

Publication year

1794-1794

ESTC No.

W28362

Grub Street ID

338529

Description

vii,288,[5],90,[3],60p., 13folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 8⁰

Note

Edition statement transposed; precedes "By Robert Gibson .." on title page.

Plates engraved by James Poupard.

"Mathematical tables: difference of latitude and departure: logarithms, from 1 to 10,000. Artificial sines, tangents, and secants."--[5], 90, [3], 60 p.; has separate title page, with imprint date of 1794. This title includes "Tables of differences of latitude and departure .." ([1], 90, [1] p.) with separate title page having imprint date of 1790. The Tables of differences of latitude and departure are attributed to John Robertson.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B-2O?; pi? [A]? B-Z? (pi1 blank, Z2 verso blank); chi1 *A-*G? *H?