Excise officer's slide rule by W. Rix

Made:
1740-1746 in London
Excise officer's slide rule by W

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Excise officer's slide rule by W
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Excise officer's slide rule by W. Rix, Verie type with four sliders, boxwood, owned by Nathaniel Kimbell, 1746

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1986-681
Materials:
boxwood
type:
slide rule (excise)
credit:
Grout, E.J.

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