Slide Rules
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» About Slide Rules 
Explains how to use the different scales to multiply and divide. » Basic Slide Rule Instructions
Explains how to multiply, find cube and square roots and other operations. Includes illustrations. » Edwin Thacher's 1881 Slide Rule Patent
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 249117, dated November 1, 1881. Includes diagrams. » Eric's Introduction to the Slide Rule
Slide rule resources and links. » History of the Slide Rule
Basic facts involving the development of the slide rule. Includes diagrams and links to information on various types of slide rules. » How To Make a Slide Rule (or Log-log or Semilog Graph Paper)
Fairly simple instructions. » How a Slide Rule Works
Short lesson. » How to Use a Slide Rule as a Bicycle Gear Chart
Slide rules are useful for doing gear calculations. Briefly describes a method for doing so. » Instructions in Slide Rule Use
Basic information and a number of manuals in pdf format. » Internet Slide Rule
Internet port of history's most heavily used advanced calculation aid. » Make Your Own Circular Slide Rule
Templates, directions, and some links to other slide rule sites. » Napier's Bones
A story about the use of a 6-inch Pickett "all-metal" slide rule (Model N 200-ES), with case. » Slide Rule Scales
Describes the types of scales found on most slide rules. » Slide Rule as a Teaching Tool
Examples of how the slide rule is a useful tool for teaching the mathematical concept of transformations. Examples and illustrations. » The Scales of the Slide Rule
Various scales in a convenient tabular form. Includes mathematical formulation of the scales. |
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