The new art of surveying by the goniometer containing, I. A new method of measuring angles by this new instrumentwith much greater Exactness than can be done by a Plain-Table or Theodolite; which is at the same Time more Simple, Portable, and less Expensive. II. The description and use of a new protractor, Double Parallel-Ruler, Pantagraph, and other Instruments used in Plotting off, and Copying Surveys in any Size. III. The rationale of reducing any multangular figure to a plain triangle, and thereby finding the Contents of a Survey by one single Computation. IV The principles of levellingin Theory and Practice concisely explained. The whole illustrated by a great variety of copper-plate figures. By Benj. Martin

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Martin, Benjamin
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London printed and sold by the author in Fleet-Street 1766, MDCCLXVI. [1766]
Subjects:	Angles (geometry) / Measurement / Early Works To 1800 Goniometers / Early Works To 1800 Surveying / Instruments / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0132801100?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa