Two-foot boxwood rule (folding to 10") with logarithmic slide

Made:
1818-1843 in London
maker:
Joseph Hughes
SMG00049162 Two-foot boxwood rule (folding to 10) with logarithmic slide Two-foot boxwood rule (folding to 10) with logarithmic slide

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SMG00049162
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Two-foot boxwood rule (folding to 10) with logarithmic slide
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Two-foot boxwood rule (folding to 10) with logarithmic slide
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Two-foot boxwood rule (folding to 10") with logarithmic slide, marked with tables and bearing the words "J.Hughes, Queen St., Ratcliff" for timber measurement and calculation

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1939-118
Materials:
logarithmic slider, ivory
type:
slide rules (timber)
credit:
Mr R.W.E. Allars