Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Made:
1815 in London
maker:
William Cary
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Slide rule by William Cary, 1815
Science Museum Group Collection
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Slide rule by William Cary, 1815
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Slide rule by William Cary, 1815
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Slide rule by William Cary, 1815
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Slide rule by William Cary, 1815
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Slide rule by William Cary, 1815
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Slide rule by William Cary, 1815
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Slide rule by William Cary, 1815, for calculations in exchange of monies weights and measures

Paper on wood slide rule by William Cary for calculating in various weights and measures such as ells, yards, meters, acres, pints etc. Paper on wood slide rules became popular in the early 19th century.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1932-577
Materials:
mahogany (wood) and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
Overall: 330 mm x 80 mm x 20 mm, 0.14 kg
type:
slide rules
credit:
Miss Althea M. Wollaston