McFarlane calculating cylinder, c.1835.
- Made:
- circa 1835 in Glasgow
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McFarlane Calculating Cylinder, c.1835. Glasgow, Scotland
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
McFarlane calculating cylinder, c1835. This is a ready reckoner inscribed with tables giving various percentages of various sums of money in sterling.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 1970-172
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 140 mm x 50 mm, diameter 0.23 kg
- type:
- ready reckoners
- credit:
- Mr H. Ferguson
