The practical gauger, being a plain and easie method of gauging all sorts of brewing vessels whereunto is added, a short synopsis of the laws of excise / by John Mayne.

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The practical gauger, being a plain and easie method of gauging all sorts of brewing vessels whereunto is added, a short synopsis of the laws of excise / by John Mayne.
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Mayne, John, fl. 1673-1675.
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London :: Printed by W.G. for N. Brooke,
1676.
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A TABLE Of One thirds of AREA's of CIRCLES IN WINE GALLONS: CALCULATED To every quarter of an Inch, From 10 to 60 Inches of Diameter.

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One thirds of Circles Area's
Inches.Area..25.5.75
100.11330.11900.12500.1330
110.13710.14340.14990.1565
120.16320.17010.17710.1842
130.19150.19900.20660.2143
140.22310.23010.23830.2466
150.25500.26360.27230.2811
160.29010.29930.30860.3180
170.32750.33720.34710.3570
180.36720.37750.38790.3984
190.40910 42000.43100.4420
200.45330.46470.47630.4880
210.49980.51170.52720.5362
220.54850.56090.57340.5866
230.59950.61260.62590.6393
240.65280.66650.68030.6943
250.70830.72260.73700.7515
260.76610.78080.79690.8110
270.82620.84160.85710.8727
280.88850.90440.92060.9368
290.95310.96960.98631.0031

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in Wine Gallons.
Inches.Area..25.5.75
301.02001.03701.05431.0716
311.08911.10641.12451.1425
321.16051.17871.19711.2156
331.23421.25301.27191.2910
341.31011.32981.34901.3686
351.38831.40821.42831.4485
361.46881.48931.50991.5306
371.55131.57261.59381.6184
381.63651.65811.67991.7018
391.72381.74601.76831.7908
401.81331.8361.85891.8819
411.90511.92851.95191.9755
421.99922.0231.04712.0713
432.09552.11992.14452.1693
442.19412.22912.24432.2696
452.29502.32062.34632.3722
462.39812.4243.45062.4770
472.50352.53032.55712.5840
482.61122.63852.66592.6934
492.72112.74892.77362.8051

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One thirds of Circles Area's.
Inches.Area..25.5.75
502.83332.86172.88672.9190
512.94782.97683.00593.0352
523.06453.09413.12373.1536
533.1835321363.24393.2743
543.30483.33553.36633.3972
553.42833.45963.49103.5224
563.55413.58593.61793.6500
573.68223.71463.74713.7797
583.81253.84543.87863.9118
593.94513.97864.01234.0461
604.08004.11414.14834.1826

To Gauge a Cask by the precedent Table,

The Rule is:

To the Double of the Boung Dia∣meter add the Head Diameter, their Sum multiply by the Length, and the Product is the Content.

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Example.

A Casks Boung Diameter 29.5 Inches, Head Diameter 23, and the Length 48 Inches, I demand its Content in Wine Gallons?

〈 math 〉〈 math 〉

Answer 123 ½ Wine Gallons, fer.

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