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....
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Aug 1, 2004 8:51 am
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Thank you, Gary, for the nice 'plug' in favor of the JOS! Now, this is something that has been a most curious question: why was the P scale (not to say P...
A gardener has a plot in the shape of a quadrilateral. He finds that it is possible to draw a circle inside of it that contacts each side at just one point (...
John: A while back this question was raised and I presented an answer from my narrow perspective at the time. My first interest in slide rules started in 1939...
Hallo, I can offer a very nice CD with slide rule patents, for example from Keuffel /Esser, Dennert & pape (Aristo), Nestler, Faber, Seehase and others. All...
Thank you Bill, for an interesting description of your local situation. But, it doesn't explain WHY! - Why the P scales never appeared on American SRs, made in...
I don't know about many of you but I bhave recently noticed that ebay seller "mysticrivers" has had a lot of NIB Picketts for sale. I have also noticed that...
Here is the solution. The rule is, for a quadrilateral about a circle, sides a, b, c, d (in order), then a + c = b + d. So, in this case, if the fourth side...
... Hi, Ian. I just checked the book out from my university library (after reading mention of it online) and it's a fantastic book -- not wide-ranging in the ...
I checked an engineering instruments and it is American basswood. Basswood is soft, light (SG .38) straight grained and takes paint well. I have a Charvoz-Roos...
Thanks for your help. Gary Flom ... From: "wauwis" <kkayser@...> To: <sliderule@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: SR...
Check out Discover mag, Sept 2004. Basically the entire issue is devoted to Einstein. Many pics and drawings. I wonder if there is a modern day equivalent to...
Gary, ... All, Hello and good morning. As a follow-up here, sans SR, you might scan the January 1997 issue of Scientific American ... "The Einstein-Szilard...
Hello, For the educators in the group, it's that time of year again. Time to shrug the ease of summer and don the cloak of gainful employment. For about $30,...
If you have access to a copier that can handle over head projection media, you might be able to "copy" a white Microline 120. Copy the slide separately and...
Wei, Michael
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Aug 6, 2004 4:56 am
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How about using one of the slide rule emulators available for the PC. The emulator, a computer, and and LCD projector should do the trick. John ... From:...
Ted, Watch your fingers. The real reason for the holes in the ends of the slide on the Pickett is as follows. When I was a high school student we had a...
Hi, I tried the idea of a projectable slide rule with a 6" Picket(Model 81). I was able to remove the cursor and therefore was able to make an overhead of the...
I can't help with an actual demo slide rule, but maybe this will interest you... Back in 2002 Gary Lazarus borrowed a set of 80 Pickett training slides from ...
this Ebay listing was for a Hemmi Vectorlog http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14018&item=6110872639&rd=1 (If the link doesn't work the...
A follow-up to my own message: Gary actually provided scans of the individual slides. The PowerPoint presentation was prepared from them by Mike Markowski,...
http://www.taswegian.com/MOSCOW/JavaSlide/JavaSlide.html I provide a stand-alone copy of this for any who ask. It would be perfect for use as suggested by...
Sorry. Early-morning URL blues. The correct URL is http://www.taswegian.com/SRTP/JavaSlide/JavaSlide.html I should know better than to email before noon. ...
Hi to Michael and Dagmar, I've already tried exactly what you suggested. My copier at school does copy directly onto the clear acetate sheets we use on our ...
And I still have the slide set in case anyone wants to purchase the original. :-) Dick Dick Rose 181 Royal Farm East Blacklick, OH 43004 Phone: 614-861-3312 ...
Hi to John, Wayne, and Dale Price (who emailed me), Your suggestions to use a Slide Rule Emulator and/or use a powerpoint demo and just project it are a good...
Hi: This is a Hughes-Owens slide rule made by Hemmi to Hughes-Owens specs. It is no relation to the Lafayette rule and does not remotely resemble it. This...
I certainly would. It is the best slide rule emulator going. John ... From: Andrew Davie [mailto:adavie@...] Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 6:06 PM To:...
Thanks, Joe. Gary Flom ... From: <JaMAKSIN@...> To: <sliderule@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 10:49 AM Subject: Re: SR Einstein ... ...
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