This book (PDF) is rather good for that too! http://www.rechenmaschinen-illustrated.com/Martins_book/Ernst%20Martin%20-%20Rechen%20Machinen%20OCR%204.pdf or ...
43128
mjbauer001
Aug 2, 2012 6:28 pm
"The Cosmic Man," another 1950s B Sci-Fi film, derivative of "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Available on YouTube. Physicist is using SR for some desk work....
43129
Charles Quinlan
doctorquinlan
Aug 3, 2012 5:43 am
Very nice!!!!! It is always nice to pick up on the use of a sliderule. Q ________________________________ From: mjbauer001 <mjbauer001@...> To:...
43130
Paul Anderson
wackyvorlon@...
Aug 3, 2012 11:16 pm
On another mailing list I'm on, a fellow is looking for a set of napier's bones. Does anyone know of someone making these? ... Paul Anderson -- VE3HOP...
43131
Steve Treadwell
dfsmth45
Aug 4, 2012 2:13 am
Hi Paul, Several years ago I bought a set on eBay. The instructions with them are by D.J. Bryden, so presumably that's who I bought them from, but I don't...
43132
James Horne
jameshorne7
Aug 4, 2012 2:14 am
Hi. I have a strong background in precision metal fabrication. 'Not a lot of call for that around Boston these days, so I've gotten better at woodworking. I...
43133
David Griffith
cupricus
Aug 4, 2012 5:36 am
... I'm the one who made the request on another mailing list. I was thinking that a set made of imitation ivory would be nice. Another (very nice) material...
43134
edeanbutler
Aug 4, 2012 12:40 pm
I am interested in a high quality set of Napier's bones in camel bone or some other form of "ivory." I purchased a very nice wooden repro set on eBay two or...
43135
edeanbutler
Aug 4, 2012 12:40 pm
Steve's set of Napier's bones Must be from the same source as the set I bought a few years ago. Too bad these are no longer available. There is a development...
43136
john lawson
jmlcs2000
Aug 4, 2012 1:25 pm
I am a new member to the Group. I am hoping someone can direct me to where I can download safely the manual to my old Pickett N600-T slide rule....I can't find...
43137
gabbardo@...
gabbardo
Aug 4, 2012 4:32 pm
Hi John, The companion books of Pickett slide rules with log log scales like the N600-T are "How to use,,, Log log Slide Rules" and "How to use Dual Base Slide...
43138
john
jmlcs2000
Aug 4, 2012 9:12 pm
A Very Very Big Thank You! John...
43139
gabbardo@...
gabbardo
Aug 5, 2012 12:29 am
Hi John, You are welcome!! I'm very glad that my hints were useful to you. Best regards, João Roberto Gabbardo ________________________________ De: john...
43140
sliderule@yahoogroups...
Aug 5, 2012 9:00 am
Greetings, There are a lot of things we do on this list which may not be obvious to newcomers, and some of us veterans need reminders from time to time, too....
43141
wshawlee2
Aug 6, 2012 10:21 pm
about 890 visits from now, we will go to 1.1 million on our gateway: http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/sruniverse.html typically that would be in the next 4 days. ...
43142
JamesH
jameshorne7
Aug 7, 2012 1:15 pm
Hi. When I try to open 60 Tips for Using Slide Rules.pdf I get a 'File is damaged' error message. Does anyone have a legitimate copy of this file? Thanks, Jim...
43143
richlinda6751
Aug 8, 2012 2:18 am
Yes, I had a similar problem as stated in http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/sliderule/message/43052...
43144
dieswartdose
Aug 8, 2012 2:52 pm
Sort of on topic. For those interested in Napier's bones, MIT-Charles Babbage Institute have published a translation of Rabdology. It is hardback, 155 x 235 mm...
43145
Rich Vigil
ra_vigil
Aug 8, 2012 6:48 pm
1,110,002...so close! -- cheers! visit my website... http://www.dadrunamok.com/blog...
43146
edeanbutler
Aug 9, 2012 3:42 am
This book is a must for anyone interested in Napier’s bones. Several copies are available on www.abebooks.com. One seller ($31.40) has twenty or so copies...
43147
jerry_mccarthy_uk
jerry_mccart...
Aug 9, 2012 2:22 pm
... the simplest way to find the file is to go directly to the Files folder: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/sliderule/files/ and look for "60 Tips for...
43148
nganir
Aug 11, 2012 2:10 am
I'm guessing this may have been discussed already by now, but, with a brief search on the topic and a cursory read (pun), i didn't see anything. please...
43149
Paul Anderson
wackyvorlon@...
Aug 11, 2012 3:39 am
I've never seen what you describe. Which models are like this? ... Paul Anderson -- VE3HOP...
43150
Maynard Wright
mngwright
Aug 11, 2012 12:42 pm
The K&E 4080 and 4081 (-3 and -5) are examples of popular rules that lack the C scale on the side of the rule with trig scales. There are others. A family of...
43151
GreenOwl
duanecroft
Aug 11, 2012 4:44 pm
I've never read this anywhere, but have always viewed slide rules of this type having sides optimized for different types of operations. The one side that has...
43152
wrobinson62@...
gerwkr
Aug 11, 2012 4:46 pm
Yours is a interesting question about the elimination of the C scale. I have not found any explanation from K&E as to why they left it off. As you know in...
43153
Mark Armbrust
cadet1620
Aug 11, 2012 4:47 pm
... The Pickett and Eckel Model 500 started out (1948) without a C scale on the trig side. The C scale was added ca. 1954. You can see the chronology at ...
43154
syslo@...
m.msyslo
Aug 11, 2012 4:48 pm
Hello, I have also a very nice wooden repro set of Napier wooden bones in a wooden box - 2 levels of 15 bones each - picture enclosed - produced by a carpenter...
43155
Clark
clarkmccoy2
Aug 11, 2012 10:45 pm
All of the American manufacturers that started making slide rules in the 1930s and 1940s started out copying K&E. K&E started duplex slide rules in the US with...
43156
sliderulenut
Aug 12, 2012 3:12 am
I, too, have always been curious why the C-scale was elided on many rules. I also consider this a mistake in that it seems to be a poorly thought out...
