David: Your thought about it being someone else than Eves bears looking into. Neither my copy of the 1953 Edition, or my copy of the third Edition, has the...
... I do, albeit for simple ones. I typically have a slide rule or two next to my computer keyboard. The main use is for figuring out Canadian/US dollar...
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Michael J. Rosenborg
mrosenborg@...
Jun 1, 2002 1:47 pm
Other than teaching my math students how to use slide rules, I sometimes use one to calculate grades for tests. Other than that I carry a pocket rule to do...
Well, he could have made one. He probably had a CRC handbook in his book collection he had on the boat, and they had plenty of bamboo around. Maybe he didn't...
Guess I'll chime in. I like to wear one of those multi-pocket vests -- I've heard people call them safari vests -- I dislike carrying things in my hands and...
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James Stephens
j_m_step@...
Jun 1, 2002 5:45 pm
When I am reading something technical for pleasure, I occasionally use a slide rule to make calculations. I also carry my 5" FC 67/54 Darmstadt in my...
... I use one daily. I frequently do rough calcs where I only need an approximate answer (frequently the only kind possible) such as "How much was $500 80...
... Why didn't the professor just make his own slide rule? Not too long ago, we talked about how to manually calculate logs. Surely the professor knew how to...
I just bought a Teledyne Post Versalog II from someone in Houston, Texas. The box top has the following handwritten statement: Presented to the retiring and...
I use it for mundane calculations, but also one that has very much helped me to visualize the relationship of apparent star brightness to its recorded...
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Wei, Michael
michael.wei@...
Jun 1, 2002 6:49 pm
I use a slide rule daily in the IT business. We are working on disk space utilization for projections of what we will need to add by the end of the year. The...
... I work in a sawmill where the tropical wood not come in a standard size. In a sale I need to calculate the volume of the wood and for it I use a circular...
Well...if the special battery supply "dries up", all of you guys with electronics rules will have to calculate what size resistor will have to be in line with...
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Are you all aware that sliderules were resisted just as vehemonently in their early days as was the calc.? Many people said they were the tool of the devil and...
Hello All; Apparently the Lawrence Co. made rules that truly covered the gamut...I've seen their rules for model aircraft use, but here's one on eBay that is...
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Wei, Michael
michael.wei@...
Jun 2, 2002 4:48 am
Another slide rule collector/user who is also interested in astronomy! There are more than a few with this common interest. ... From: Bill Zeilstra...
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Wei, Michael
michael.wei@...
Jun 2, 2002 4:51 am
Many us work out the logic of the calculations in our minds first, a necessity with the slide rule and estimate the answer as well. I find I can mentally...
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Jean-François Rajo...
rajottejf@...
Jun 2, 2002 6:18 am
Count me in this family. And I would love to see slide rules at the Stellafane Saturday morning's Swap Table in Springfield, VT, each August. Unfortunately,...
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Michael J. Rosenborg
mrosenborg@...
Jun 2, 2002 2:19 pm
FYI-- Breitling Navitimer Slide-rule Instructions - Scans of original Breitling instruction book on how to operate Navitimer slide-rule bezel (1967): ...
... several ... Iowa in ... using ... off ... Well, I just watched episode 95 of Gilligan's Island on TVland, and the professor did have a slide rule!! It was...
I am looking at some items that are "Ship to Germany only" Is there anyone in Germany who could forward (at my expense) slide rules that I have posted to them?...
... And greeting to you also, Michael. I must admit I hadn't thought of checking the bounce link recently, but I just did; there are no new bounce entries on...
... Not regularly, but often enough. I work in the computing field, and recently needed to know the volumes of two handheld computers, given their linear...
Since my eyesight is not so good any more, I don't use my SRs routinely for any of life's little calculation needs (a Radio Shack calculator suffices), but I...
Greetings Jerry, Keep your eyes open for the Hex-a-Daisy slide rule that appears on ebay once in a while. It is a circular slide rule that can calculate in...
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Four Weis
mwei@...
Jun 2, 2002 10:40 pm
Now that is the perfect slide rule for those who were around for the early IBM mainframe days. I will have to watch for the next one....
My $0.02: I own both a Citizen Blue Angles and a Breitling Old Navitimer watch and wear either one when traveling internationally. I set the exchange rate once...
Well it's official, I just caught a glimpse of the show on TV a couple of minutes ago and the professor DID NOT have a slide rule haning from his belt. Also...
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Michael J. Rosenborg
mrosenborg@...
Jun 3, 2002 12:39 pm
On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 16:18:06 EDT, CTLPELWV@... wrote on the subject "Re-- SR use in real life, etc." the following: [snipped] ... [snipped] It's the "new...
