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The Slide Rule: A Practical Manual

by Charles N. Pickworth

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  1. 1Preface to the Fifteenth Edition
  2. 2Introductory
  3. 3The Mathematical Principle of the Slide Rule
  4. 4Notation by Powers of 10
  5. 5The Mechanical Principle of the Slide Rule
  6. 6The Primitive Slide Rule
  7. 7The Modern Slide Rule
  8. 8The Notation of the Slide Rule
  9. 9The Cursor or Runner
  10. 10Multiplication
  11. 11Division
  12. 12The Use of the Upper Scales for Multiplication and Division
  13. 13Reciprocals
  14. 14Continued Multiplication and Division
  15. 15Multiplication and Division With the Slide Inverted
  16. 16Proportion
  17. 17Other Methods of Obtaining Powers and Roots
  18. 18Trigonometrical Applications
  19. 19The Solution of Right-Angled Triangles
  20. 20The Solution of Oblique-Angled Triangles
  21. 21Circular Calculators
  22. 22Appendix

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