Not in Library. Want to Read. Check nearby libraries WorldCat. Buy this book Better World Books When you buy books using these links the Internet Archive may earn a small commission. Share this book Facebook. September 18, History. An edition of Newnes' slide rule manual This edition was published in by G. Newnes in London. Written in English — pages.
Subjects Slide-rule. Newnes' slide rule manual , G. Libraries near you: WorldCat. The Slide Rule The book, written by Florian Cajori, is the standard work on the early history of the slide rule. There is also a version as a Word document which is smaller Kb. More details on the book are given here. Teach Yourself the Slide Rule. This is almost a complete book on slide rules use. The author was Managing Director of the company that made Unique slide rules but as this was a comprehensive range it will be useful for other rules as well.
A supplement by J. Willard of the State College of Pennsylvania addressed the solution of problems in plane trigonometry. Rodger Shepherd Mendham, N. The description of the calculator claims it reads to four decimal places. Instructions for currency conversion are also provided. Its citation information is: William E.
Breckenridge earned an A. Breckenridge explains the basic features and operations of the slide rule, discusses the history and theory of slide rules, provides methods for solving "advanced problems," treats plane trigonometry, solves triangle problems, and provides "typical examples relating to various occupations," such as secretarial work, excavation, and retail. Finally, he shows how to set the slide rule to solve various mechanical formulas and lists tables of equivalents for the basic C and D scales.
In chapter one, a previous reader, presumably the donor, William J. Ellenberger, has checked off the examples and filled in the answers to the problems. This manual sold for 50 cents. New York, , 44, Location Currently not on view date made author Breckenridge, William E.
It is marked "Printed in Japan" and probably dates to the mids. It is titled, Short Directions for the Use of the "Hemmi's" Bamboo Slide Rules, and there are indications throughout the text that its author was not a native speaker of English. The leaflet explains what a slide rule is. The leaflet also contains an illustration of reading graduations on the scales, an explanation of Hemmi's construction techniques, and various technical problems that could be solved with slide rules.
ID number The example in the collections lacks the ruler and the reference to what is presumably a Japanese patent. The pamphlet describes an earlier version of It lists various uses for slide rules and provides detailed drawings and explanations for reading numbers and making calculations on the slide rule.
Sample problems are solved in multiplication and division, proportion, squares and square roots, cubes and cube roots, trigonometry, and logarithms. It describes each of the scales and gives a sample problem for computing a merchant's overhead costs as a percentage of profit. It advertises Gilson's Atlas and Binary slide rules and provides a list of formulas and equivalent measurements. Its drawing of a slide rule corresponds to The instructions explain how to: read the scales; multiply; place the decimal point; divide; combine multiplication and division; solve proportion problems; read the CI scale; compute squares and square roots and cubes and cube roots; solve problems in trigonometry; and work with logarithms.
After a description of the features of the slide rules sold by Dietzgen, the booklet gives a tour of the slide rule for beginners. Instructions are provided for reading a basic set of Mannheim scales, such as those on MA. Sample problems in multiplication, division, square roots, proportion, and trigonometry are solved. Additional scales, such as K and CI, are briefly described. It describes how to read the scales for two inexpensive student slide rules, the pocket-sized model 27 and ten-inch model 88, made by the C-Thru Ruler Company of Hartford, Conn.
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