Circular slide rule by Troughton and Simms, designed by William Froude c.1877, with inscription plate and three logarithmic scales, used at the Admiralty Experimental Establishment, by Troughton and Simms, London, 1887
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Details
- Category:
- Froude
- Object Number:
- 1941-8/1
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, ivory, silver plated, wood (unidentified)
- type:
- slide rule
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- calculator
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