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1. The carpenter's rule made easy, or, The art of measuring superficies and solids : also a second way, being the ground-work of measuring timber, stone, board, glass, etc. : with a table of accounts, much enlarged, performing multiplications / by John Darling ; and also a treatise of practical gauging by Heber Lands.

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Creator:: Darling, John, 17th cent
Date:: 1727
Physical Description:: viii, 264, 112 p. ; 13 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The carpenter's rule made easie, or, The art of measuring superficies and solids : as timber, stone, boards, glass, and the like : also, an addition or second way, being the ground work of measuring timber, stone, boards, and glass ... / by John Darling.

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Creator:: Darling, John, 17th cent
Date:: 1676
Physical Description:: [2], [10], 140, [126] p. ; 13 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Mellificium mensionis, or, The marrow of measuring : wherein a new and ready way is shewn how to measure glazing, painting, plastering, masonry, joyners, carpenters, and bricklayers works : as also the measuring of land and all other superfices and solids, by vulgar arithmetick, without reducing the intergers into the least denomination : giving the content of any superfices or solid, consisting of feet, inches, and parts of inches, in a fourth part of the time and labour required by the usual way in vulgar arithmetic : together with some choice principles and problems of geometry conducing thereto : the whole treatise being comprized in six books and illustrated with copper cuts : an account whereof is given in the epistle to the reader : the like not heretofore published / by Venterus Mandey.

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Creator:: Mandey, Venterus
Date:: 1682
Physical Description:: [26], 376, [2] p., [12] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The description and use of the carpenters-rule : together with the use of the line of numbers (inscribed thereon) in arithmatick and geometry : and the application thereof to the measuring of superficies and solid, gaging of vessels, military orders, interest and annuities : ... also a universal-dial for the use of seamen or others : with the use of a sliding glasiers-rule and Mr. White's rule for solid measure / collected and fitted to the meanest capacity by J. Browne.

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Creator:: Brown, John, philomath
Date:: 1666
Physical Description:: [4], 248 [i.e. 245], [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The carpenter's rule made easie, or, The art of measuring superficies and solids : as timber, stone, boards, glass and the like : also an addition or second way, being the ground-work of measuring timbers, stone, boards, and glass : with the tables of multiplication or accounts ... / by John Darling.

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Creator:: Darling, John, 17th cent
Date:: 1669
Physical Description:: [2], 10, 166, 142, [4] p. ; 16 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts