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Instruction Manual for Dietzgen 1771 Redirule Slide Rule

Object Details

Description
This sixteen-page booklet lists no author or date. Its drawing of a slide rule corresponds to 1993.0357.02, with which it was received. 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.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Eugene Dietzgen Company
date made
1941-1972
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred E. Brown
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 20.3 cm x 10.4 cm; 8 in x 4 3/32 in
Object Name
pamphlet

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  • Slide Rules:Manuals & Documentation
Instruction Manual for Dietzgen Redirule Slide Rule
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