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Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilledthe Promise of Democracy
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Linklater's fascinating, provocative and eye-opening story of why America has ended up with its unique system of weights and measures, is explained in this volume that also shows how it has shaped the culture and country. 30 illustrations. 5 maps.
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Creation
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Katherine Govier
This account of an episode in the life of John James Audubon takes him to a treacherous nesting ground near Labrador in 1833. It also follows the story of Captain Henry Wolsey Bayfield of the British Royal Navy, who is exploring the Canadian lakes. The encounters between the two men illuminate both their professions, and their characters as well. ...
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Footsteps through the Adirondacks : the Verplanck Colvin story
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Nina H. Webb
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Surveyor
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G W Hawkes
When archaeologists, film makers, and a beautiful young women named Caliope intrude on their silent and solitary world, everything changes. A poignant novel about two middle-aged men, their magical and mysterious desert home, and the sudden shift in terrain that alters both their sense of place and the structure of their 30-year friendship.
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Beaufort of the Admiralty: The Life of Sir Francis Beaufort, 1774-1857
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Alfred Friendly
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More Than Land: Stories of New England Country Life and Surveying
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Heman Chase
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A Half and Half Affair: Chronicles of a Hybrid Don
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Donald R Denman
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George Gauld : surveyor and cartographer of the Gulf Coast
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John D. Ware, Robert Right Rea
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Lost Patrol: Legends of the West Trilogy
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Morgan Hill
A fearless Western trail guide enters the Civil War and faces a dire new kind of danger.
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Chartered Surveyors: The Growth of a Profession
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F M L Thompson
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Union Pacific: A Western Story
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Andrew Ellicott: His Life and Letters
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Catharine Van Cortlandt Mathews
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ...
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Mineral Land Surveying; A Technical Treatise on the Surveying and Patenting of Mineral Surveyors and Students of Mining Engineering, with an Appendix of Contributed Notes of Interest
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James Underhill
Mineral Land, a technical treatise on the surveying and paterlting of mineral land, designed for the use of Deputy Mineral Surveyore and Studente of Mining Engineering, with an appendix of contributed notes of interest. - 1906 - Table of Contents - CHAPTER I. DIRECT SOLAR OBSERVATIONS. Plarina t h e Sun-Derivation of Formula-Examples of ...
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The elements of astronomy for surveyors
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John Bullamore Mackie
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Specification writing : for architects and surveyors.
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Christopher J. Willis, J. Andrew Willis
This classic text has for many years provided a series of model clauses for those writing specifications for building work. The new ninth edition updateds these clauses in line with the latest British Standards and Codes of Practice, and has been restructured in accordance with the Common Arrangement of Work Sections for Building Works, issued in ...
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GPS for Land Surveyors
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Jan Van Sickle
Completely revised and updated, this third edition reflects the increased importance of GPS in the everyday practice of surveyors and mappers. Providing an accessible yet not oversimplified introduction to the subject, the book offers a practical guide to the techniques used in real GPS surveying. It explores the latest advancements in the field, ...
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Natural Philosophy at Dartmouth: From Surveyors' Chains to the Pressure of Light
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Sanborn C Brown
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Founder of a city : the life of Colonel William Light, first Surveyor-General of the Colony of South Australia: founder of Ade 1786-1839.
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Geoffrey Dutton
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Vision of an ordered land : the story of the Dominion land survey
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James Grierson MacGregor
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Land is the Cry!: The Life of Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County
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Susanne Starling
Land Is the Cry! is the fascinating story of Warren Ferris, a New York Yankee who deserves to be remembered as the "Father of Dallas County". Except for a twist of fate, Dallas, Texas, would have been named "Warwick" by its two founders, surveyor Ferris and land speculator William P. King. Historian A. C. Greene calls Warren Ferris the most ...
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The surveyors: the story of the founding of Darwin.
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Margaret Goyder Kerr
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Sphere, spheroid and projections for surveyors
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J. E. Jackson
Published for the first time in paperback, the geometrical and mathematical basis for surveying and cartography form the main part of this account of the geometry and formulas of spherical and spheroidal surfaces. The section on spherical trigonometry is pertinent to astronomical position determination, while spheroidal geometry refers to the ...
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Pre-Contract Practice for Architects & Quantity Surveyors
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Estimating for Builders and Quantity Surveyors
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R D Buchan
This textbook has been written an an introduction to estimating for students taking courses in building and surveying at colleges, polytechnics and universities. The content is devoted to the calculation of rates for the items in bills of quantities. All examples are based on items measured in accordance with the 7th edition of the Standard Method ...
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A Key to the Solar Compass, and Surveyor's Companion: Comprising All the Rules Necessary for Use in the Field
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William Austin Burt
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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