I just purchased a pair of slide rules in excellent condition at a local antique market. One is a Hughes-Owens 1777 (aka Hemmi 258, Post Versalog 1460). The...
I know that Pickett advertising claimed that one of their models (I think it was the N600) was used onboard the Apollo spacecraft. Here is a quote from Buzz...
The Post archive discusses dating rules in great and wonderful detail. http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/post.html ... From: Stefan Vorkoetter <stefan@...> ...
Hello Group! Thanks, Paul, for this nice to know information. I always thought there was only one Pickett N600-T carried onboard by Michael Collins. Does the...
Hi Paul: When I met Buzz Aldrin in Los Angeles, back in August, 1996, he noticed the scabbard for my Slide Rule hanging from my hip. He smiled with wry ...
Announcing : The Oughtred Society Slide Rule Learning Kit The Oughtred Society has put together a kit of items to help the beginner or anyone to become a more...
Hi Watson and Tamaya searchers, ... I hope this additional information is helpful to you. What is called "Tamaya Catalogue" is really a part of an instruction...
Need help repairing an SR. Found a 4083-5 is a junk store for $3.00. Not in great shape: 1. Cursor rusted and broken. I have the glass, but plastic beyond ...
Hi John, Do what I did regardingthe cursor. Call/write Paul Ross at the Slide Rule Trading Co. to see if he has extras. I replaced a cursor guides and the...
Hi; I found a photo of a display in the Air & Space museum, showing a letter from Neil Armstrong and the N600 he used, with the pocket case it came in. The...
Hi Amin, The quote that I posted actually implies that there were perhaps 2 slide rules onboard, carried by Aldrin and Armstrong but not necessarily by ...
The Oughtred Society Swap Sheet The swap sheet has been updated for September, and is now available for viewing. Go to : www.oughtred.org and on the left side...
Which Air & Space museum? I drive by the Udvar Hazy museum at Dulles Airport every day. The glass display cases make it a challenge to get great pictures. I...
Hi Amin; I have attached the jpeg file to this email. Hope ir goes through! You can see why I am uncertain as to whether he had a T or ES model. Best, Al W....
Hi Mike; The National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC was where that photo was taken. Where in the building I really don't know - never been there, but I ...
Can anyone help on this one? I cannot find anything about it on Google. Its a weighty (chromed brass?) item about 200 x 80 mm ( 8 x 3 inches), with inset...
Greetings: Oddly enough...I was at the A&S museum last week and took pictures of the von Braun and Korolov SR's. I'll post them if anybody requests. FPK3 ...
Some 40 years or so ago, I bought one of the interesting fraction adders. It is hidden probably deep in some drawer as I haven't seen in some time. Marion...
Greetings --- The Oughtred Society is pleased to announce the premiere issue of The Oughtred Society Bulletin. Click HERE to view the premiere issue …Third...
Greetings: I created a folder "Rocketry Sliderules", four "pages" in on the group site, under the Photos link. There is a shot of the von Braun and Korolov...
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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