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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Slide Rule

Slide Rule

  • Invented by William Oughtred(1574-1660), an English Mathematician in 1620.

  • An analog device used the principle of logaritms.

  • Could perform simple multiplication and divison problems.

  • Consist of 2 grdduated scales, devised in such a way that suitable alignment of one againt othermakes it possible to obtain products, quotients etc

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