Lightbody, James, M.A.
Lightbody, James, 19..-....
Lightbody, James
Lightbody, James, 1945-
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Works
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The actors in metropolitan reform, 1979?: | |
City politics, Canada | |
The elements of gauging : or, a solution of all the necessary problems in gauging; Together with Reasons of Them Geometrically Demonstrated: as a supplement to Mr. Ward's gauger's practice. By James Lightbody, P.M | |
Every man his own gauger : wherein not only the artist is shown a more ready and exact method of gauging than any hitherto extant, but the most ignorant, who can but read English, and tell twenty in figures, is taught to find the content of any sort of cask or vessel, either full, or in part full, and to know if they be right siz'd. Also what a pipe, hogshead, &c. amounts to at the common rate and measure they buy or sell at. With several useful tables to know the content of any vessel by likewise a table shewing the price of any commodity, from one pound to an hundred weight, and the contrary. To which is added, the art of brewing beer, ale, mum, of fining, preserving and botling brew'd liquors, of making the most common physical ales now in use, of making several fine English wines. The vintners art of fining, curing, preserving all sorts of wines ... together with the compleat coffee-man, teaching how to make coffee, tea, chocolate | |
The mariners jewel; or, A pocket companion for the ingenious : Being of more general use for officers, seamen, carpenters, boatswains, pursers and stewards, then any thing yet published. Containing an alphabetical dictionary of all the naval terms; a general pay table; with a table of boatswain stores for each rank of shop; the proportion of prizes, with many other useful things both decimal and vulgarly demonstrated from a manuscript of Sir John Narbrough's and methodiz'd by James Lightbody, P.M | |
The measurer and gauger's guide : Containing first, the reasons of the five principal rules of arithmetick, demonstrated by lines; with examples of each rule. Secondly, measuring of surfaces and solids, such as plank, timber, stone, &c. Joiners, carpenters, bricklayers, glasiers, painters and paviours work: each proposition being wrought vulgarly, decimally, practically and instrumentally. A small tract of gauging wine, ale or malt without inches or division. By which any one may gauge ten backs, or floors of malt, in the same time another shall gauge one, by the way now used | |
The merchant's directory for casting up custom duties, : and drawbacks. Containing general rules, and various examples for Casting up Customs and Drawbacks, by the Pen, of all Merchandizes Imported or Exported. Together with tables of all duties on Merchandizes ready cast up; by knowing the Subsidy and Impost only, you have by Inspection the Duties of all Sorts of Merchandizes. Also Instructions for the better understanding the Book of Rates. Necessary for all Custom-House-Officers. By James Lightbody, P.M | |
The new art of gauging and measuring without inches or division. : Being twenty times more expeditious, and ten times less troublesome, than the old way by inches; each Proposition proved by the undeniable Principles of Arithmetick, and the Operations wrought both Ways, and Compared for Proof. The whole being Plain and Easie, and nothing of the like Nature ever done before, humbly submitted to the Censure of all Ingenious Gaugers and Measurers. By James Lightbody, P.M | |
To the Lord high treasurer of Great Britain, the case of James Lightbody, inventor of colour'd stamps. Humbly submitted. ... | |
True method of brewing strong ale |