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Slide Rules - Their History, Models, and Makers - Peter Hopp - Notes
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Slide Rules - Their History, Models and Makers
This is a standard reference work on the history of slide rules. This book is also a current print and is quite readily
available, no slide rule collector can survive without this by their side.
- Author: Peter M. Hopp, C.Eng. MBCS
- Publisher: Astragal Press
- Copyright Date: 1999
- Pages: 310
- Condition: Excellent
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Contents
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Chapters in this book:
| 1 |
History of the Slide Rule |
| 2 |
Descriptions and Definitions |
| 3 |
Slide Rule Types 1620 - 1850 |
| 4 |
Instrument Makers 1620 - 1850 |
| 5 |
Slide Rule Types 1850 - 1998 |
| 6 |
Slide Rule Manufacturers 1850 - 1998 |
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Appendix:
| 1 |
Glossary and Biographies |
| 2 |
Key Dates in the History of Slide Rules |
| 3 |
Bibliography |
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Patents |
| 5 |
Slide Rule Scales and Gauge Marks |
| 6 |
Dating and Valuing |
| 7 |
Care of Slide Rules |
| 8 |
Historical Context |
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