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Excerpt from The Mannheim Slide Rule: Complete Manual; With Tables of Settings, Equivalents and Gauge Points
There is a very general impression that the acquirement of a facile use of the Slide Rule is both tedious and difficult. This, however, is not the case. It may be easily learnt in spare moments, advantage being taken of these to attain to proficiency by frequent practice.
The construction of the Slide Rule is based upon logarithms, but the principles which require mastering are few and simple, and a little attention to the following observations will enable any one to understand them. Each step of the ladder once firmly gained will then become, not only an incentive, but an opening up of the way to mount higher, by showing the logical consequences of the knowledge already acquired.
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There is a very general impression that the acquirement of a facile use of the Slide Rule is both tedious and difficult. This, however, is not the case. It may be easily learnt in spare moments, advantage being taken of these to attain to proficiency by frequent practice.
The construction of the Slide Rule is based upon logarithms, but the principles which require mastering are few and simple, and a little attention to the following observations will enable any one to understand them. Each step of the ladder once firmly gained will then become, not only an incentive, but an opening up of the way to mount higher, by showing the logical consequences of the knowledge already acquired.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William Cox
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780267900954
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 38
Paperback
Contributors
Author
William Cox
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333686550
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 40
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