Brass slide rule in case

Made:: 1791 in London

maker:: J. & E. Troughton

Brass slide rule in case, by Troughton, 7 1/2 " long, 3/4" wide with one slide; engraved at ends on one side, "Troughton's London fecit", on other side, "John Booth Brush house 1791".

Details

Category:: Mathematics

Object Number:: 1911-194

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

type:: slide rule

credit:: University of Sheffield, Dept. of Applied Science

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Brass slide rule

Brass slide rule, by Troughton, 7 1/2 " long, 3/4" wide with one slide; engraved at ends on one side, "Troughton's London fecit", on other side, "John Booth Brush house 1791".