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• 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
  by: Gauger, Nicolas
  Published: (1716)
• 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
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  Published: (1736)
• 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
  by: Gauger, Nicolas
  Published: (1736)
• Count Rumford's Experimental essays, political, economical, and philososphical : Essay IV. Of chimney fire-places, with proposals for improving them, to save Fuel; to render Dwelling-Houses more Comfortable and Salubrious, and, effectually to prevent Chimnies from Smoking
  by: Rumford, Benjamin
  Published: (1796)
• Upwards of one hundred and fifty new designs : for chimney pieces; from the plain and simple, to the most superb and magnificent, Properly adapted to Rooms, Halls, Saloons, Lobbies, &c. Of every Dimension; With the Proportions they bear to each, and full and complete instructions to workmen; Enriched with a great Variety of Arches, Doors, Windows, Cornices, Architraves, Ornaments for Trusses, Pedestals, Pediments, Columns, Imposts, Modillions, Soffets, &c. To which is added, A concise and clear Description of the Five Orders of architecture, Regulated by a Scale of Twelve equal Parts; with Observations on Rules and Methods to be observed in Drawing the Whole. By Abraham Swan, Architect. Adorned with fifty-four copper-plates, elegantly Engraved
  by: Swan, Abraham
  Published: (1768)