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... IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Virtual Environments for Measurement Systems and Applications.
1987 Annual Precision Engineering Conference : abstracts and agenda : November 16-19, 1987, Columbus, Ohio
A boke named Tectonicon : briefely shewynge the exacte measurynge, and speady reckenynge all maner lande, squared tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes. [et]c. Further, declaringe the perfecte makinge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteyninge a quadrant geometricall: comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire. And in thende a lyttle treatise adioyned, openinge the composicion and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other thinges pleasaunt and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landemeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonarde Digges gentleman, in the yere of our Lorde. 1556
A boke named Tectonicon : briefelye shewynge the exacte measurynge, and speady reckenynge all maner lande, squared tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes. [et]c. Further, declarynge the perfecte makynge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteynynge a quadrant geometricall: comprehendynge also the rare vse of the squire. And in thende a little treatise adioyned, openinge the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other thinges pleasant & necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landmeters, joyners, carpe[n]ters, and masons. Published by Leonarde Digges gentleman, in the yere of our Lorde. 1556
A boke named tectonicon : briefly shewinge the exacte measuring, and spedye reckonynge all maner of lande, squares, tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes &c. : further, declaringe the perfecte makinge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, contayninge a quadrante geometricall, comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire : and in thende [sic] a lytle treatise adioyned, openinge the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe : with other thinges pleasaunt and necesarye, most conducible for surueyers, landemeaters, jointers, carpenters, and masons
A booke called the treasure for traueilers : deuided into fiue bookes or partes, contayning very necessary matters, for all sortes of trauailers, eyther by sea or by lande, written by William Bourne
A booke named Tectonicon : Briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. Further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare vse of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancy of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, land-meaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman, in the yeere of our Lord, 1556
A booke named Tectonicon : brieflie shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. Further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, containing a quandrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare vse of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument, called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessarie, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman, in the yeere of our Lord, 1556
A booke named Tectonicon : brieflie shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. Further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteining a quadrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare vse of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument, called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessarie, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman, in the yeare of our Lord, 1556
A booke named Tectonicon : briefly shevving the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. Further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare vse of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument, called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessarie, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman, in the yeere of our Lord, 1556
A booke named Tectonicon : briefly shewing the exact measuring and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. : further declaring the perfect making and larg [sic] use of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall, comprehending also the rare use of the squire : and ... opening the composition and applyancy of an instrument called the profitable staffe ...
A booke named Tectonicon : briefly shewing the exact measuring, and spedie reckoning all maner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. Further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteining a quadrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare vse of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument, called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessarie, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman, in the yeare of our Lord, 1556
A booke named Tectonicon : briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. Further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare vse of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancy of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, land-meaters, ioyners, carpenters and masons. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman, in the yeere of our Lord, 1556
A booke named tectonicon : briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckening all maner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes &c. : further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteining a quadrant geometricall, comprehending also the rare vse of the squire : and in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe : with other things pleasant and necessarie, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons
A booke named tectonicon : briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes &c. : further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters rule, containing a quadrant geometricall, comprehending also the rare vse of the squire : and in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe : with other things pleasant and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons
A booke named tectonicon : briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes &c. : further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall, comprehending also the rare vse of the squire : and in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe : with other things pleasant and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons
A description & use of a large quadrant, contrived and made by H. Sutton : Accomodated with various lines, for the easie resolving of all astronomical, geometrical, and gnomonical problems, for working of proportions, and for finding the hour universally. Whereunto is added, The description and use of a geodætical scheme, and gnomonical instrument: the first shewing (by inspection) the dimensions of all geometrical bodies: the other is applied to gnomonical uses. Published by R. Morden
A geometrical practical treatize named Pantometria : diuided into three bookes, longimetria, planimetria, and stereometria, containing rules manifolde for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides: with sundrie strange conclusions both by instrument and without, and also by glasses to set forth the true description or exact platte of an whole region. First published by Thomas Digges Esquire, and dedicated to the graue, wise, and honourable, Sir Nicholas Bacon ... With a mathematicall discourse of the fiue regular platonicall solides, and their metamorphoses into other fiue compound rare geometricall bodyes, conteyning an hundred newe theoremes at least of his owne inuention, neuer mentioned before by anye other geometrician
A geometrical practise, named Pantometria : diuided into three bookes, longimetra, planimetra, and stereometria, containing rules manifolde for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides: with sundry straunge conclusions both by instrument and without, and also by perspectiue glasses, to set forth the true description or exact plat of an whole region: framed by Leonard Digges gentleman, lately finished by Thomas Digges his sonne. Who hathe also thereunto adioyned a mathematicall treatise of the fiue regulare Platonicall bodies, and their Metamorphosis or transformation into fiue other equilater vniforme solides Geometricall, of his owne inuention, hitherto not mentioned of by any geometricians
A guide for the practical gauger : with a compendium of decimal arithmetick. Shewing briefly I. Many plain and easie ways how to gauge brewers tuns, coppers, backs, &c. also the mash-tun, either in whole, or gradually from inch to inch, with divers new tables for facilitating the work. II. The gauging of any wine, brandy, ale or oyl-cask, either in whole, or in part, with the construction and use of two tables of area's of circles, and Sybant Hantz his table of area's of segments of a circle. III. The mensuration of all manner of superficies, as board, glass, pavement, wainscot, tiling, floors, roofs, &c. also brick-work, timber and stone. Added as an appendix to the former work. Collected and published principally for the service of the farmers of his Majesties revenue of excise. By William Hunt, student in the mathematicks
A most plaine and easie way for the finding of the sunnes amplitude and azimuth, and thereby the variation of the compasse, by logarithme
A platform for purchasers, a guide for builders, a mate for measurers
A platform for purchasers, guide for builders, mate for measurers : in three books : containing I. tables of simple and compound interest ..., II. general rules, and necessary observations, appertaining to the erection of houses or other edifices ...
A sure guide to the practical surveyor : in two parts ... the like never before extant
A treatise named Lucarsolace deuided into fovver bookes, which in part are collected out of diuerse authors in diuerse languages, and in part deuised by Cyprian Lucar Gentleman. The contents of the said fovver bookes are declared in the sixt page
A treatise of measures by a two-foot rule which slides to a foot, on which is the best measure of round timber the common way : also the true measure of round, square, or other regular timber or stone, board, glass, paving, painting, wainscot &c., gaging of vessels, whether ordinary cask, or great tuns : with a diagonal scale of 100 parts in a quarter of an inch, easie to make and use
About measurement
Bigger and smaller.
British weights & measures : a history from antiquity to the seventeenth century
Clavis stereometriæ. Or, A key to the art of gauging : with a synopsis of the laws of excise. By W. Hunt, Phylomath
De numeris geometricis. = Of the nature and proprieties of geometricall numbers. First written by Lazarus Schonerus, and now Englished, enlarged and illustrated with diuers and sundry tables and obseruations concerning the measuring of plaines and solids: all teaching the fabricke, demonstration and vse of a singular instrument, or rular, long since inuented and perfitted by Thomas Bedwell Esquire
IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Measurement Systems and Applications : [proceedings]
IEEE instrumentation & measurement magazine
IEEE instrumentation & measurement magazine
IET science, measurement & technology
Journal of dynamic systems, measurement, and control
Leonardo : la misura e il segno
Mathematics and measurement
Measurement
Measurement : definitions and theories
Measurement : interdisciplinary research and perspectives
Measurement science review
Metrology at the frontiers of physics and technology
Modern techniques in metrology
Of the mensuration of running waters : by Thomas Salusbury
Optoelectronics, instrumentation, and data processing
Practical gauging epitomized, with the use, and construction of the tables of logarithms : Whereunto is added an abridgment of the lavvs of excise now in force. By William Hunt, student in the mathematiks, and one of the general supervisors for the duty of excise
Proceedings of the ... IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems
Quantification; : a history of the meaning of measurement in the natural and social sciences,
Romanesque architecture : design, meaning and metrology
Stars, nebulae, and the interstellar medium : observational physics and astrophysics
Stereometry made easie, or, The description and use of a new gauging-rod or sliding-rule : by which the content of any tun, copper, cask, or other vessel may be readily found, either the whole or any part thereof, the area's of circles in gallons and barrels being found by inspection only : also the extraction of the square and cube-root ... : to which is added an appendix containing the description and use of another new rule, very useful in gauging of worts, and resolving questions in the mensuration of solids and superficies : with a table of the area's of circles and contents of cylinders ...
Stereometry, or, The art of gauging made easie by the help of a new sliding-rule : which shews the area's of circles in gallons and barrelrs [sic] and the square and cube-root of any number under 100000 by inspection, and also resolves many other arithmetical problems without pen or compasses : with an appendix of conick sections in which the nature and original of several solids (frequently mentioned in books of gauging) is explained, and their magnitudes compared
Super sand castle Saturday
Tectonicon : briefly shewing the exact measuring and speedy reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. : furthermore declaring the perfect making and large use of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall, comprehending also the rare use of the squire : and ... opening the composition and appliancy of an instrument called the profitable staffe ...
Tectonicon, or, The art of measuring of land, squares, timber, stones, pillers, globes, boards and glass, with the carpenters rule, geometrical quadrant, and two useful tables : also a scale for bringing waters from a spring-head or fountain to a distant place, and rules to know the goodness of waters : likewise the use of the instrument called the profitable staff, fit for surveyors, joyners, carpenters and masons, &c.
The Plain mathematician: being an explanation of the hardest problems in geometry. Making easy geo. arithmatick, mensuration, dyalling, and other difficulties in geometry. By T.G.
The archaeology of measurement : comprehending Heaven, Earth and time in ancient societies
The artificers plain scale, or, The carpenters new rule : in two parts ... : also, how to take heights and distances severall wayes, and to draw the plot of a town or city
The carpenters joynt-rule fitted with lines variously and generally useful in measuring of magnitudes and time : With several useful apendices for several imployments. As saylors, surveyors, gunners, and gaugers, &c. By John Browne
The carpenters rule made easie : or, the art of measuring superficies & solids; as timber, stone, board, glasse, and the like. It being of excellent use for carpenters, joyners, masons, glasiers, painters, sawyers. Or any others that have occasion to buy or sell or make use of any such kinde of measure for themselves or others.
The carpenters 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 : with the table of multiplication or account, much enlarged, performing multiplications and division in arithmetick and geómetry by inspection into the golden rule and rule reverse : it being of excellent use for carpenters, joyners, masons, glasiers, painters, sawyers, or any others that have occasion to buy or sell, or make use of any such kind of measure for themselves, or others : perform'd by certain tables collected for that purpose
The carpenters rule made easie: or, The art of measuring superficies and solids; : also a second way being the ground-work for measuring timber, stone, boards, glass, &c. : With the table of account, much enlarged, performing multiplications and division, in arithmetick and geometry, by inspection into the golden rule, and rule reverse. It being of excellent use for carpenters, joyners, masons, [double brace] glasiers, painters, sawyers. Or any that shall have occasion to buy or sell, perform'd by tables for that purpose.
The compleat measurer, or, A new and exact way of mensuration : by which may be measured both superficies and solids, in a more plain and easy way, than ever yet extant : whereby you may find out the contents of all superficies and solids in whole numbers and fractions by the help of multiplication without division
The complete measurer : or The whole art of measuring ...
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 solids gaging of vessels, military order interest and annuities: with tables of reduction, &c. To which is added, the use of a (portable) geometrical sun-dial, with a nocturnal on the backside, for the exact and ready finding the hour of the day and night: and other mathematical conclusions. Also of a universal dial for the use of seamen or others. Collected and fitted to the meanest capacity. By J.B
The description and use of the carpenters-rule : together with the use of the line of numbers commonly called Gunters-line : applyed to the measuring of all superficies and solids, as board, glass, plaistering, wainscoat, tyling, paving, flooring, &c., timber, stone, square on round, gauging of vessels, &c. : also military orders, simple and compound interest, and tables of reduction, with the way of working by arithmatick in most of them : together with the use of the glasiers and Mr. White's sliding-rules, rendred plain and easie for ordinary capacities
The description and use of the carpenters-rule: : together with the use of the line of numbers (inscribed thereon) in arithmetick and geometry. And the application thereof to the measuring of superficies and solids, gaging of vessels, military orders, interest and annuities: with tables of reduction, &c. : To which is added, the use of a (portable) geometrical sun-dial, with a nocturnal on the backside, for the exact and ready finding the hour of the day and night: and other mathematical conclusions. Also of a universal-dial for the use of seamen or others. With the use of a sliding or glasiers-rule and Mr. White's rule for solid measure.
The gauger and measurer's companion : being a compendious way of gauging superficies and solids, with the reasons of most multiplicators and divisors used in mensuration, and all difficult points made plain and easy, with a way to gauge all quantities under a gallon : also, a brief description of the gauge point for ale and wine gallons, with a direction to find the same, and the content of a circle in all its parts, the exact method of measuring land, board, glass, pavement, stone, be it of what form soever, together with a globe and round timber, both decimally and vulgarly, with useful tables, a table of cylinders, and a treatise of weights and measures : to which is added, at the request of some gentlemen, a True method for brewing strong ale in London, as well and good as at any place in the kingdom, with directions for clarifying any ale, be it never so thick, in a few hours, with thirty cuts
The line of proportion or numbers, commonly called Gunters line, made easie : By the which may be measured all manner of superficies and solids, as board, glass, pavement, timber, stone, &c. Also, how to perform the same by a line of equal parts, drawn from the centre of a two-foot-rule. Whereunto is added the use of the line of proportion improved: whereby all manner of superficies and solids, may both exactly and speedily be measured, without the help of pen or compasses, by inspection, looking only upon the ruler. The second edition corrected, and somewhat enlarged by William Leybourn
The line of proportion or numbers, commonly called Gunters line, made easie : by the which may be measured all manner of superficies and solids, as board, glass, pavement, timber, stone, &c. : also, how to perform the same by a line of equal parts ... : whereunto is added, the use of the line of proportion improved ...
The measurement, instrumentation, and sensors handbook
The measurer's guide: or, the whole art of measuring made short, plain and easie : Shewing, 1. How to measure any plain superficies. 2. How to measure all sorts of regular solids. 3. The art of gaugeing. 4. How to measure artificers work, viz. carpenters, joyners, plasterers, painters, paviers, glaziers, bricklayers, tylors, &c. of singuler use to all gentlmen, artificers and others. By John Barker
The nevv artificial gauging line or rod : together with rules concerning the use thereof: invented and written by William Oughtred. who in all due and respective observance præsenteth the same to the Right Honourable LL. Sir Nicolas Rainton Lord Major of London for this præsent yeare, and Ralfe Freeman Alderman Lord Major elect for the yeare now ensuing. and to the Worshipfull George Ethrege the late Master, and Captaine Iohn Miller the præsent Master of the Company of Vinteners. And to the whole body of that right worshipfull societie
The painter's manual : a manual of measurement of lines, areas, and solids by means of compass and ruler assembled by Albrecht Dürer for the use of all lovers of art with appropriate illustrations arranged to be printed in the year MDXXV
The practical gauger : arithmetical and instrumental: by lines commonly put on four-foot rules ; usually made for the use of the officers in the duty of excise. With the full application thereof in whatsoever may concern a gauger in his geometrical affairs, for all sorts of close or open vessels. With plain directions to extract the square and cube-root by arithmetick. And the line of proportion made more easie and familiar to any capacity, than hitherto hath been. By John Brown
The practical gauger : arithmetical and instrumental: by lines commonly put on four-foot rules; usually made for the use of the officers in the duty of excise. With the full application thereof in whatsoever may concern a gauger in his geometrical affairs, for all sorts of close or open vessels. With plain directions to extract the square and cube-root by arithmetick. And the line of proportion made more easie and familiar to any capacity, than hitherto hath been. By John Brown
The purchasers pattern : In two parts, containing. I. The true value of any purchase of land or houses by lease or otherwise: also, a moderate discourse of usury. With many observations, and tables of intrest and rebatement. II. The true measuring of land, board, timber, and gauging of cask: and discovering the false rules and deceits which are used by many therein. With many other rules and tables of daily use for most men. The second edition corrected and enlarged. By Hen. Philippes
The purchasers pattern : Shewing the true value of any purchase of land or houses, by lease or otherwise. Also new tables of interest after the rate of six per cent. With some brief rules of measuring of board, timber, and land, and many other tables of daily use and profit for most men. By Henry Philippes
The purchasers pattern : Shewing the true value of any purchase of land or houses, by lease or otherwise. Also new tables of interest, after the rate of six per cent. with a moderate discourse of usury. With some brief rules of measuring board, timber and land, and many other tables of daily use and profit to most men. By Henry Phillippes
The purchasers pattern : much enlarged. The first part. Shewing the true value of land or houses, by lease, or otherwise. Whereunto is added many rules for the valuing of the ruined foundations in the city of London, and for the composing of differences between landlord and tenant about rebuilding them: also rules and tables for the valuing of all party-walls. Also tables of interest and rebate at 6 percent. The second part. Shews the measuring of land, board, timber, &c. correcting the false ways used by many therein. Also the art of gauging much enlarged, shewing not only the measuring of wine, beer, and alevessels, but also the gauging of all manner of brewers tuns. With tables of the excise of beer and ale. Also many other rules and tables of weights and measures, forreign and domestic, tables of accounts, expences, &c. being of daily use for most men: the sixth edition; by Henry Phillips
The vanishing past : studies of medieval art, liturgy and metrology presented to Christipher Hohler
Theory and design for mechanical measurements
Timber-measure by a line of more ease, dispatch and exactness, then any other way now in use, by a double scale : after the countrey-measure, by the length and quarter of the circumference in round timber, and by the length and side of the square in squared timber, and square equal in flat timber : as also stone-measure and gauging of vessels by the same near and exact way, likewise a diagonal scale of 100 parts in a quarter of an inch, very easie both to make and use
Unterweisung der Messung. : Um Einiges gekürzt und neuerem Sprachgebrauch angepasst,
Variations of the solar constant : proceedings of a workshop held at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, November 5-7, 1980
Wilhelmi Bedwelli Trigonum architectonicum: The carpentars rule, explaned, reformed, and enlarged : that is, a table seruing for the more exact, and speedy measuring of boord, glasse, stone, and such like, both plaines and solids, by the foot, then euer heretofore hath in this kinde, beene set out or taught by any: inuented, and first published in the yeere 1612, by Wilhelm Bedwell, parson of S. Ethelburghs London
World in the balance : the historic quest for an absolute system of measurement

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