Collection

Ready reckoner, c 1820.

Made:
circa 1820 in London
maker:
Robert Brettell Bate
Twelve inch wooden rule with tables for multiplication and the

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Twelve inch wooden rule with tables for multiplication and the conversion of British measures and money, stamped "Bate London", c. 1820

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1981-429
type:
ready reckoners (currency) and ready reckoners (weights & measures)
credit:
Mr Peter Delehar

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