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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.

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Main Author:	Digges, Leonard, d. 1571?
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, 1634.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Mensuration > Early works to 1800.
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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.
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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 /
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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 /
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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.
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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 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. /
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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 /
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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.
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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. /
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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 ... /
by: Digges, Leonard, -1571?

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 /
by: Digges, Leonard, -1571?

A booke named Tectonicon. : Briefly shewing the exact measuringe, and speedy reconinge all maner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes. &c. : Further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, contayning a quadrant geometricall, comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire. : and in th' ende a little treatise adioyned, opening the composition and appliancy of an instrument called the profitable staffe, with other things pleasaunt and necessary, most conducible for surueyours, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. /
by: Digges, Leonard, -approximately 1559
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A booke named Tectonicon : bras printed] 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 ... /
by: Digges, Leonard, -1571?

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. /
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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. /
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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 /
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