Slide rule (English Wikipedia)

Istvan, Szalkai (2016). "General Two-Variable Functions on the Slide Rule". Journal of the Oughtred Society. 27 (1): 14–18. arXiv:1612.03955.
Istvan, Szalkai (2016). "General Two-variable Functions on the Slide-rule". arXiv:1612.03955 [math.HO].

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Roger R. Flynn (June 2002). Computer sciences. Vol. 1. Macmillan. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-02-865567-3. Retrieved 2013-03-30. The slide rule is an example of a mechanical analog computer...
Ernst Bleuler; Robert Ozias Haxby (2011-09-21). Electronic Methods. Academic Press. p. 638. ISBN 978-0-08-085975-0. Retrieved 2013-03-30. For example, slide rules are mechanical analog computers
Petroski, Henry (2011). An Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession. Cambridge University Press. pp. 46–47. ISBN 9781139505307. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
Smith, David E. (1958). History of Mathematics. Courier Corporation. p. 205. ISBN 9780486204307.
Applebaum, Wilbur (2003-12-16). "Slide Rule". Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton. Routledge. ISBN 9781135582555.
Watson, George H. "Problem-based learning and the three C's of technology," The Power of Problem-Based Learning, Barbara Duch, Susan Groh, Deborah Allen, eds., Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2001. "Numerical computations in freshman physics and chemistry were excruciating; however, this did not seem to be the case for those students fortunate enough to already own a calculator. I vividly recall that at the end of 1974, the students who were still using slide rules were given an additional 15 minutes on the final examination to compensate for the computational advantage afforded by the calculator, hardly adequate compensation in the opinions of the remaining slide rule practitioners."

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"Citizen Watch Company – Citizen Eco-Drive / US, Canada, UK, IrelandCitizen Watch". citizenwatch.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

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"About CONCISE". Concise.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

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Witcher, C. M. (1954-12-01). "Physics without sight". Physics Today. 7 (12): 8–10. doi:10.1063/1.3061483.
Stoll, Cliff (2006). "When Slide Rules Ruled". Scientific American. 294 (5): 80–87. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0506-80. JSTOR 26061456.
Ross, M. G. (2003). "Circle of time: errors in the use of the pregnancy wheel". Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 14 (6): 370–372. doi:10.1080/14767050412331312200. PMID 15061314.
Wang Laboratories (December 1966). "Now you can determine Copolymer Composition in a few minutes at your desk". Analytical Chemistry. 38 (13): 62A–63A. doi:10.1021/ac50155a005.
Volder, Jack E. (June 2000). "The Birth of CORDIC" (PDF). Journal of VLSI Signal Processing. 25 (2): 101–105. doi:10.1023/a:1008110704586. ISSN 0922-5773. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-02.

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"Rechenschieber". Faber-Castell. Archived from the original on 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2012-01-17. It is believed they may still have some slide rules, but their new website and online store does not carry them.

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Sher, David B.; Nataro, Dean C. (2009-06-02). "The Prosthaphaeretic Slide Rule: A Mechanical Multiplication Device Based On Trigonometric Identities". Mathematics And Computer Education, Vol. 38, Iss. 1 (Winter 2004): 37–43. Archived from the original on 2005-05-10. Retrieved 2010-02-20 – via Findarticles.com.

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"The Effects of Nuclear Weapons". Retrieved 2021-05-02.
"Strangelove Slide Rule". Retrieved 2021-05-02.

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"Lot 25368 Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Slide Rule – Flown to the Moon. ... 2007 September Grand Format Air & Space Auction #669". Heritage Auctions. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-09-03.

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Williams, Al (2023-06-21). "In Praise Of RPN (with Python Or C)". Hackaday. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

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Leibson, Steven (2010). "The HP 9100 Project: An Exothermic Reaction". Retrieved 2024-06-16.

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At least one circular rule, a 1931 Gilson model, sacrificed some of the scales usually found in slide rules in order to obtain additional resolution in multiplication and division. It functioned through the use of a spiral C scale, which was claimed to be 50 feet and readable to five significant figures. See http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/gilson/gilson-manual2.jpg Archived 2006-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. A photo can be seen at http://www.hpmuseum.org/srcirc.htm. An instruction manual for the unit marketed by Dietzgen can be found at http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Library_General.htm Archived 2007-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. All retrieved March 14, 2007.

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Stoll, Cliff (2006). "When Slide Rules Ruled". Scientific American. 294 (5): 80–87. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0506-80. JSTOR 26061456.

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Kells, Lyman M.; Kern, Willis F.; Bland, James R. (1943). The Log-Log Duplex Decitrig Slide Rule No. 4081: A Manual. Keuffel & Esser. p. 92. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14.

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"Slide Rules". MIT Museum. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
"Slide Rules". MIT Museum. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.

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"MIT Museum measures up". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2019-05-01.

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"Fisher sizing rules". natgasedu.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2009-10-06.

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Ross, M. G. (2003). "Circle of time: errors in the use of the pregnancy wheel". Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 14 (6): 370–372. doi:10.1080/14767050412331312200. PMID 15061314.

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"The Wang LOCI-2". oldcalculatormuseum.com.

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Istvan, Szalkai (2016). "General Two-Variable Functions on the Slide Rule". Journal of the Oughtred Society. 27 (1): 14–18. arXiv:1612.03955.

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"Greg's Slide Rules – Links to Slide Rule Collectors". Sliderule.ozmanor.com. 2004-07-29. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

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"Pilot Balloon Slide Rules". www.pilotballoon.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-09-28.

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"MIT Museum — Slide Rules". proundesign.com. Proun Design. Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.

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"336 (Teknisk Tidskrift / 1933. Allmänna avdelningen)". Runeberg.org. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

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"Slide Rule, 5-inch, Pickett N600-ES, Apollo 13". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2013-09-03.

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Marcotte, Ph.D., Eric (2002). "Eric's Types of Slide Rules and their Scales". www.sliderule.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-13.

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At least one circular rule, a 1931 Gilson model, sacrificed some of the scales usually found in slide rules in order to obtain additional resolution in multiplication and division. It functioned through the use of a spiral C scale, which was claimed to be 50 feet and readable to five significant figures. See http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/gilson/gilson-manual2.jpg Archived 2006-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. A photo can be seen at http://www.hpmuseum.org/srcirc.htm. An instruction manual for the unit marketed by Dietzgen can be found at http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Library_General.htm Archived 2007-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. All retrieved March 14, 2007.
Stoll, Cliff. "When Slide Rules Ruled," Scientific American, May 2006, pp. 80–87. "The difficulty of learning to use slide rules discouraged their use among the hoi polloi. Yes, the occasional grocery store manager figured discounts on a slipstick, and this author once caught his high school English teacher calculating stats for trifecta horse-race winners on a slide rule during study hall. But slide rules never made it into daily life because you could not do simple addition and subtraction with them, not to mention the difficulty of keeping track of the decimal point. Slide rules remained tools for techies."
Stoll, Cliff. "When Slide Rules Ruled," Scientific American, May 2006, pp. 80–87. "With computation moving literally at a hand's pace and the lack of precision a given, mathematicians worked to simplify complex problems. Because linear equations were friendlier to slide rules than more complex functions were, scientists struggled to linearize mathematical relations, often sweeping high-order or less significant terms under the computational carpet. So a car designer might calculate gas consumption by looking mainly at an engine's power, while ignoring how air friction varies with speed. Engineers developed shortcuts and rules of thumb. At their best, these measures led to time savings, insight and understanding. On the downside, these approximations could hide mistakes and lead to gross errors."
Stoll, Cliff. "When Slide Rules Ruled", Scientific American, May 2006, pp. 80–87. "One effect was that users felt close to the numbers, aware of rounding-off errors and systematic inaccuracies, unlike users of today's computer-design programs. Chat with an engineer from the 1950s, and you will most likely hear a lament for the days when calculation went hand-in-hand with deeper comprehension. Instead of plugging numbers into a computer program, an engineer would understand the fine points of loads and stresses, voltages and currents, angles and distances. Numeric answers, crafted by hand, meant problem solving through knowledge and analysis rather than sheer number crunching."
"Restoring and Repairing Slide Rules and Notes". International Slide Rule Museum.
"Slide Rule Library Main Desk". International Slide Rule Museum. Archived from the original on 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.

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"instruction manual". sphere.bc.ca. pp. 7–8. Archived from the original on 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
At least one circular rule, a 1931 Gilson model, sacrificed some of the scales usually found in slide rules in order to obtain additional resolution in multiplication and division. It functioned through the use of a spiral C scale, which was claimed to be 50 feet and readable to five significant figures. See http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/gilson/gilson-manual2.jpg Archived 2006-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. A photo can be seen at http://www.hpmuseum.org/srcirc.htm. An instruction manual for the unit marketed by Dietzgen can be found at http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Library_General.htm Archived 2007-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. All retrieved March 14, 2007.

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"Slide Rules". Tbullock.com. 2009-12-08. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

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"Slide Rule". ThinkGeek. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
"Slide Rule". ThinkGeek. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-08.

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Volder, Jack E. (June 2000). "The Birth of CORDIC" (PDF). Journal of VLSI Signal Processing. 25 (2): 101–105. doi:10.1023/a:1008110704586. ISSN 0922-5773. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-02.

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"instruction manual". sphere.bc.ca. pp. 7–8. Archived from the original on 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
At least one circular rule, a 1931 Gilson model, sacrificed some of the scales usually found in slide rules in order to obtain additional resolution in multiplication and division. It functioned through the use of a spiral C scale, which was claimed to be 50 feet and readable to five significant figures. See http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/gilson/gilson-manual2.jpg Archived 2006-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. A photo can be seen at http://www.hpmuseum.org/srcirc.htm. An instruction manual for the unit marketed by Dietzgen can be found at http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Library_General.htm Archived 2007-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. All retrieved March 14, 2007.
Kells, Lyman M.; Kern, Willis F.; Bland, James R. (1943). The Log-Log Duplex Decitrig Slide Rule No. 4081: A Manual. Keuffel & Esser. p. 92. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14.
"Slide Rule, 5-inch, Pickett N600-ES, Apollo 13". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
Sher, David B.; Nataro, Dean C. (2009-06-02). "The Prosthaphaeretic Slide Rule: A Mechanical Multiplication Device Based On Trigonometric Identities". Mathematics And Computer Education, Vol. 38, Iss. 1 (Winter 2004): 37–43. Archived from the original on 2005-05-10. Retrieved 2010-02-20 – via Findarticles.com.
"Fisher sizing rules". natgasedu.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
"Pilot Balloon Slide Rules". www.pilotballoon.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
Volder, Jack E. (June 2000). "The Birth of CORDIC" (PDF). Journal of VLSI Signal Processing. 25 (2): 101–105. doi:10.1023/a:1008110704586. ISSN 0922-5773. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
Williams, Al (2023-06-21). "In Praise Of RPN (with Python Or C)". Hackaday. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
"Citizen Watch Company – Citizen Eco-Drive / US, Canada, UK, IrelandCitizen Watch". citizenwatch.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
"About CONCISE". Concise.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
"Slide Rule". ThinkGeek. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
"Slide Rule". ThinkGeek. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
"Rechenschieber". Faber-Castell. Archived from the original on 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2012-01-17. It is believed they may still have some slide rules, but their new website and online store does not carry them.
"Slide Rules". MIT Museum. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
"MIT Museum — Slide Rules". proundesign.com. Proun Design. Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
"Slide Rule Library Main Desk". International Slide Rule Museum. Archived from the original on 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.

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"Commons category MIT Slide Rule Collection".

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Berrey, Lester V.; van den Bark, Melvin (1953). American Thesaurus of Slang: A Complete Reference Book of Colloquial Speech (2nd ed.). Crowell. OCLC 319462.
Volder, Jack E. (June 2000). "The Birth of CORDIC" (PDF). Journal of VLSI Signal Processing. 25 (2): 101–105. doi:10.1023/a:1008110704586. ISSN 0922-5773. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-02.