Slide Rule

Made:: 1903-1920 in United Kingdom

Slide Rule
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem

Slide rule by W.H. Glaser.

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Category:: Mathematics

Object Number:: Y2001.208

Materials:: wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)

Measurements:: overall: 13 mm x 643 mm x 62 mm,

type:: slide rule

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Slide Rule

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