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Mathematical, Philosophical, and Optical

Instruments

Made and Sold by Heath and Wing.

Near Exeter-Exchange, in the Strand, London.

Instruments for Geometry-Drawing, &c.

Variety of Pocket Cases of Drawing Instruments, in Silver, Brass, &c. containing
Plain Compasses for measuring Lines, &c.
Drawing Compasses, with moveable Points.
Drawing Pen, either with or without a protracting pin,
A Sector, either of Box, Ivory, Brass, or Silver.
A Plain Scale.
A Parallel Ruler.
A Protractor of Brass.
In the best Cases the Compasses are always made with Steel Joints, and the Nibs of all the Pens are made to turn up with a Joint, in order to clean them, in which are also sometimes put a Pair of Hair Compasses, so contrived on the Inside of one of the Legs, that an Extent may be taken to an Hair's Breadth, and a Pair of small Boxes for small Circles.
In a Magazine Case of Drawing Instruments is generally contained all of the above Instruments together, with the following Particulars:
A Pair of strong Compasses, with Calliper and Cutting Points.
A Pair of beam Compasses for drawing larger Circles.
A Pair of proportionable Compasses of a new Contrivance.
A Pair of Triangular Compasses.
A Pair of Quadrangular Compasses.
A Pair of Compasses with two Pair of Points, whose shorter Legs are, at all Openings, always half the Distance of the longer one.
A Pair of Plot Compasses for measuring Charts.
A tracing Point and long Feder.
Elliptical Compasses for drawing Ellipsis or Ovals.
A Bow for drawing curved Lines.
A large Plain Scale, }Sometimes these are all made in one Instrument
A Plotting Scale,
A Protractor,
Plain and Parallel Rulers of several Sizes.
Bottles and Shells of Water Colours.
Ivory Pallats for Indian Ink and Colours.
A Pair of Gunner's Callipers of a new Improvement.
In these Magazine Cases, Gentlemen may have what Number of Instruments they think proper.

Rules of all Sorts.

Carpenter's Rules, folding Rules, Coggeshall's sliding Rules for measuring timber, Scamozzi's Rules, Everard's sliding Rules for Gauging, Leadbeater's sliding Rule, Bremer's Rule, Malt Canes, Dimension Canes, Four Foot Gauging Rules with Joints, Five Foot ditto, Tape Boxes, Five Foot Rods for measuring Brick Work, Wainscoting, Painting, &c. in a Walking-stick.
Horse Measures in Sticks or Canes.

Surveying Instruments.

A plain Table with Index and Sights, whereby the Draught or Plan is taken on the Spot.
Plain Tables, improved with an Index of a peculiar make, whereby the Line of Sights in viewing is always over the Center of the Table, which also is readily set over the Station Hole, the Station Lines are likewise drawn parallel to those measured on the Land, and the Table is set horizontal by a Spirit Level.
Theodolites, for measuring Angles, Distances, Altitudes, &c. Those Instruments are made various Ways; some being more simple and portable; others more accurate and expeditious.
The Plain Theodolites, which consists of four plain Sights, two fastened to the Limb, and two on the Ends of the Index, with a Compass on the Index-Plate, divided into Degrees; and the Limb subdivided into Minutes by a Nonius's Division; the Whole upon a Ball and Socket, and that placed upon a three-legg'd Staff.
Theodolites of the latest Improvements, by T. Heath. This Instrument has a Spirit Level affixed to the Telescope, and another, at Right Angles thereto in the Box; by Means of which cross Levels, and the Help of four Screws playing between two Plates in the Brass Head of the Staff, the Plate, or Limb of the Instrument, is readily brought to a true horizontal Situation; the Telescope, with cross Hairs therein, turns on an Arch, fixed to the Index perpendicular to the Plate of the Instrument; the Arch is of the same Radius as the Plate, and the Telescope may be elevated or depressed thereon quite to a Quadrant, or 90 Degrees: On this Arch are graduated the Degrees of a Circle, which are numbered from the Vertex either Way, with 10, 20, &c. and are cut by an Index under the Telescope, divided after Vernier's, commonly called Nonius's Way, like those on the Limb of the Instrument: Within the Degrees are two Lines, numbered with 10, 20, &c. down to 100, and cut by the Edge of the Index, on the Right whereof is graved Elevation, and on the Left Depression. These Lines serve to shew the Altitude or Depression of any Object in 100th Parts of the Distance at which the Instrument is planted to take the Observation; and are useful in finding the Height of a Tree; in the measuring of Timber standing; as also to find the Altitudes of the several Parts of a Building, in drawing the Perspective Appearance thereof.
Circumferentors, the principal Instrument for Surveying in the West-Indies.
Gunter's, or Four-Pole Chains.
Off-set Staves.
Water-Levels, of all Sorts.
Artillery Levels.
Gunners Levels.
Levelling Staves.
Plotting Scales.
Sets of feather-edg'd Scales.
Hair Scales.
A new-improv'd Pantographa, for the ready and exact Reduction, or copying of Designs, Schemes, Prints, &c.
Pedometers, something like a Watch; by which the Way may be measured in Walking.
Measuring Wheels, for Surveying of Lands.
Way-Wisers, for Coaches.
Way-Wisers, of a curious Contrivance, for Chaises.
Gunners Quadrants.
Surveying Quadrants, made of Brass, or Wood, &c.

Navigation Instruments.

Gunter's Scales.
Sliding Gunters.
Davis's Quadrant.
Hadley's Reflecting Quadrant.
Mr. Smith's Reflecting Quadrant.
Mr. Smith, Capt. Middleton, and Capt. Harrison, improv'd.
Azimuth Compass.
The Common Azimuth Compass.
Mariner's Compasses, either for the Binacle or Cabin.
Nocturnals.
Plane Scales.
Sinical Quadrants.
Telescopes of a new Contrivance, with six Glasses,
Telescopes for Day or Night.
Prospect and Spy Glasses.
Navigation Books, and Charts.

Instruments, for shewing the Motion, Attraction, Weight, and Equilibrio of Bodies, &c.

A Machine, and Glass Planes, for the Drop of Oil of Oranges.
The Planes in a Frame, to be set in a Vessel of tinged Liquor.
Capillary Tubes, and Apparatus.
A Strong Ballance, graduated, for explaining the Properties of Leavers; in which the Power, Resistance, and Point of Suspension, are moveable, and may be readily placed in any given Proportions,
An Instrument and Apparatus for three Leavers.
An Axis in Peritrochio.
A Double Cone, that runs up an inclined Plain; which is two Rulers so dispos'd, as to be inclin'd to each other, and to the Horizon, which double inclination may be varied as the Experiment requires.
A little Carriage, and its Appendages, for shewing the Advantages great Wheels have over little ones; and that in all Sorts of Roads, as Clay, Gravel, Sand, Pavements, &c.
A Glass Globe, fixed to a double Axis, which may be whirl'd with any Degree of Velocity, both in a vertical and horizontal Direction.

Instruments for Experiments on Motion, Weight, and Equilibrio of Fluids.

A Trough lin'd with Lead, with a Cock, for several Hydrostatical Experiments.
Several Tubes, bent in different Forms.
Hydrostatical Bellows.
A Glass Tube, with a Bladder fix'd at one End.
A Glass Bucket and Wooden Cylinder.
A Hydrostatical Ballance, of a new Contrivance.
An hollow Glass Ball, with a Cock to it, to prove that Water weighs Water.
Areometers, or a Liquor-Proof of Glass.
Hydrometers, of Brass or Copper.
A Cylindrical Glass Vessel, and hollow Images in Glass, that may be moved by Compression, without being perceived by the Spectators.
A Model of the Diving-Bell, and Apparatus.
A Common Syphon, and others of different Forms.
A Double Syphon.
A Syphon, whose Arms are moveable by a Joint.
A Tantalus Cup, of several Fashions.
Glass Models of Sucking }Pumps, with or without Air-Vessels, which shew the Reasons of Fire-Engines playing with a continual Stream
Forcing
and Lifting
A large Fountain by compress'd Air, with Variety of Jet d'Eaux; to which also may be applied an Apparatus for shewing the various Curves that are made by Projectiles.

Instruments for Pneumatical Experiments

A small single Barrel Air Pump.
A large double Barrel, standing, or tall Air-Pump, and Apparatus.
A double Barrel Table Air-Pump
An Apparatus for the Spirits of Fire in the Vacuo.
A Double Transferer, for communicating a Vacuum from one Receiver to another.
Two Brass Hemispheres, with a Stop-Cock and Rings.
A Wind-Gun, with a condensing Syringe in its Stock, having a Magazine of six Balls, from which one Ball at a Time may be put into the Barrel, without letting the air escape; and one charging it with Air is sufficient to the Discharge of all the Balls.
Capillary Tubes of various Sizes.
Thermometers for measuring the Increase or Decrease of the Heat and Cold of the Air. } of Spirits of Wine, } Standard either of Spirits, Oyl, or Mercury
by Sir Isaac Newton,
by Farenheits,
by Reaumers,
by D. Lifle, &c. &c.
Barometers of all Sorts.
An Apparatus for an artificial Storm.

Optical Instruments.

Spectacles ground on Brass Tools, set in Silver, Tortoiseshell, Horn, &c.
Reading Glasses, set in a Variety of curious Frames,
Concave for short-sighted Persons.
Prospect Glasses of all Lengths.
Opera Glasses.
Diagonal Prospects.
Telescopes of all Lengths.
Newtonian Reflecting Telescopes.
Gregorian Reflecting Telescopes,
Microscopes, Wilson's.
------ Opake.
------ Double.
------ Solar Apparatus to ditto.
Camera Obscura's of all Sorts.

Instruments for Experiments on Lights and Colours.

An Heliostata, or Machine for directing the Sun's Rays into a dark Chamber, which of itself directs the Mirrour in a proper Manner, to cast the Rays in the same Line for several Hours together.
Solid Glass Prisms, mounted on Feet, by which Means they may be raised, depressed, inclined, or turned upon their Axis.
Prisms of solid Glass, not mounted.
Several Glass Lens, mounted in Frames, on Feet.
A large paper Screen for Experiments on the Prisms, and the Solar Microscope.
Concave }Mirrrours of all Sizes.
Convex
Metalline }Cylinders, {with deformed Pictures
Cones,
Pyramids,
Octagons,
Magic Lanthorns.
Pictures to ditto.

Instruments, &c. for Experiments on Electricity, &c.

Natural Armed Loadstones.
Artificial Loadstones.
A Compass Dial.
A Long Needle, in oblong Box.
A Sea Compass.
A large Glass Tube, open at both Ends.
Another that may be exhausted.
A Glass Globe for Whirling.
Another that may be exhausted, and applied to the Whirling Machine.
Glass Plates.
Several little Stands.
A solid Stick of Sealing-Wax, of proper Length.
A Tube of ditto.
A Stick of Brimstone.
A Cone of ditto, covered with a Glass.
A little Amber Ball, and another of Coral.
Several little Ivory Cups.
A Metal Pyramid for the Communication of Electricity.
A Suspender, furnished with with Ribbons of different Colours.
A Cake of Rosin and Gum Lac.
A very strong Packthread String, with Bells for communicating Electricity.
Silken Lines for the same Purpose.
Instruments for Astronomy, Geography, &c. Globes, coelestial and terrestrial, of all Sizes, neatly fitted up, viz. of 3, 9, 12, 17, and 28 Inch Diameter, from the latest Observation.
Armillary Spheres, of any Size.
Large Astronomical Quadrants, fiated with a Telescope for taking the Declination of the Sun, Moon, and Stars, in the Meridian.
Transit Instruments, for determining their right Ascensions.
Equal Altitude Instruments.
Telescopes fitted with a Micrometer.
Helioscopes, or Instruments for observing the Spots in the Sun.
Meridian Telescopes, for correcting the Motion of a Clock or Watch.
A new Universal Sun-Dial on a Pedestal.
Horizontal Sun-Dials, of various Kinds.
Sutton's or Collins's Quadrants.
Gunter's Quadrants, &c.
Two Hemispheres on the Plane of the Ecliptick, containing all the Stars in Mr. Flamstead's Catalogue.
Orreries, or Planetariums, 12 Inches Diameter, which shews the Motion of the Earth and Moon about the Sun.
Orreries about two Feet Diameter, which shews the Motion of the Earth and Moon together, with the Inclination of the Moon's Orbit; the Retrogradation of the Nodes; the annual and diurnal Motion of the Earth, and Motion of the Sun round his Axis, &c.
A Planetarium, about two Feet Diameter, with all the Motions of the last Number, and the Addition of the two Inferior Planets, Mercury and Venus, the former having its annual, and the latter both its annual and diurnal Motions: By this Instrument the Situation of the Planets, with Respect to the Earth at different Times, as they appear direct Stationary or Retrograde, are plainly visible; as is also the Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, and the Vicissitudes of the Seasons, &c.
A Planetarium of two Feet and a half Diameter, with all the Properties of the two foregoing Numbers, and the Addition of the three Superior Planets, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, with their annual Motions.
A Planetarium of about three Feet and a half Diameter, handsomely ornamented, containing all the Particulars of the three foregoing Numbers, and the Addition of the diurnal Motions of Mars and Jupiter; together with the Motions of all Secondary Planets round their respective Primaries, in their proper Periods, &c.
All the Planetary Machines are so constructed, as to render all the Phoenomena (they are intended to demonstrate) very easy and intelligible.
The famous Glass-Sphere of the Rev. and Learned Dr. Long's Invention, which exhibits, at one View, both the real and apparent Motion of the Heavens.
N.B. Most Money for all Sorts of Mathematical, Philosophical, and Optical Instruments.

Finis.


Notes on Heath and Wing

Catalogue of Instruments

Notes and book transcription by David Manthey. Notes copyright © 2002.

Source

This catalogue of instruments by Heath and Wing was originally published in 1765 in the back of The Practical Surveyor by John Hammond and Samuel Warner. It comprised the final signature of the book, consisting of 16 pages (the last two of which were blank).

There are at least two books of the title The Practical Surveyor, both of which were first published in 1725. Samuel Wyld's book of this name featured instruments by the famous Jonathan Sisson, who invented the wye level as well as other tools still in use today. Hammond's book started off as a brief guide to surveying, but later was expanded and modified to compete with Wyld's book.

T. Heath was selling technical books and instruments at least as early as 1725. Wing appears to have been a junior partner, as his name doesn't appear on publications in 1750, but does on those of 1753. Heath and Wing were in business at least through 1769.

Printing

This catalogue was originally printed with very large outside and bottom margins. It seems likely that Heath and Wing had this catalogue bound into any book they sold. A set of these catalogues would have been printed on large paper and folded into a standard 16 page signature. This signature could be easily sewn into any book as the last signature, then trimmed to the book size and bound as part of the book. This would allow it to be added to any book that was at least 7 ¾ x 4 ¼ inches in size, while still working for books that were upward of 10 x 7 inches (based on the standard octavo sheet size).

This reprint [the PDF version] is nearly identical to the original. It has been re-typeset using a font that is close to an exact match. The pagination is the same as the original, though a few words have shifted one line in location, and the end words at the bottom of each page are not always the same. The original spelling and typesetting errors have been maintained.

The margins were selected to be consistent with a book with the size text that was used. In the original printing, the page size, outside margin, and bottom margin were larger.


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