Slide rule by Isaac Carver

Made:: 1700 in London

maker:: Isaac Carver

Slide rule made by Isaac Carver, dated 1700

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Category:: Mathematics

Object Number:: 1943-27

Materials:: box (wood) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Measurements:: overall (flat): 20 mm x 330 mm x 24 mm, 0.116 kg

type:: slide rule

credit:: Ministry of Works (Buckinghamshire)

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Slide rule by Isaac Carver

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