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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 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

 
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This book combines decimal fractions, the square root, geometrical definitions, theorems, and problems with the nature, and uses of logarithm numbers, tangents, and secants. The author presents an accessible practical method for surveying and measuring inaccessible distances with the chain only. Included are several descriptions of instruments used in surveying and their respective uses. This book is a concise yet comprehensive method for determining the areas of surveys from the field-notes or by practical calculation. The provided method is the quickest possible formula for finding the areas of right-lined figures. The author presents variation of the compass by amplitudes and azimuths with some of its uses, in addition there is a table of the sun's declination. The book concludes with some useful directions and remarks on surveys in general.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book combines decimal fractions, the square root, geometrical definitions, theorems, and problems with the nature, and uses of logarithm numbers, tangents, and secants. The author presents an accessible practical method for surveying and measuring inaccessible distances with the chain only. Included are several descriptions of instruments used in surveying and their respective uses. This book is a concise yet comprehensive method for determining the areas of surveys from the field-notes or by practical calculation. The provided method is the quickest possible formula for finding the areas of right-lined figures. The author presents variation of the compass by amplitudes and azimuths with some of its uses, in addition there is a table of the sun's declination. The book concludes with some useful directions and remarks on surveys in general. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781333506834_0

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