The slide rule

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About this book

"The Slide Rule: A Practical Manual" by Charles N. Pickworth is a technical manual written in the early 20th century. The book is aimed at readers who wish to understand and effectively use the slide rule, an analog mechanical device for performing mathematical calculations. It covers the fundamental principles of logarithms and mechanical calculation, as well as the practical aspects, techniques, and various types of slide rules used for technical and engineering computations. This manual is intended for students, engineers, and anyone interested in the theory and application of slide rules. The opening of the manual begins with a series of prefaces noting updates in new editions, emphasizing the inclusion of special slide rules and recent applications such as screw-cutting gear calculations. The content proceeds to a concise introduction to slide rules, explaining their function as tools for mechanically doing calculations based on logarithms.