A lowresolution scan of the contents of this actual manual is available from the files section of the slide rule discussion group. Heres what the completed logarithmic slide rules should look like. Another identical rule can, however be seen on the international slide rule museum website originating from a. The cursor travels the full length of the body, and the hairline crosses these scales for direct comparison.
The slide rule, also known as a slipstick, is a mechanical analog computer. If you use a different pdf reader, your procedures should be quite similar. This text covers the standard functions as well as some special scales available on that rule for solving. Pickett how to use model n16es electronic slide rule manual for the slide rule slide rule pickett, slide. Ron manley, on his website presents an identical slide rule along with a convincing argument that this rule is an early nestler. A cursor is fixed in the center of the window to allow for accurate readings. Aristo projection slide rule manual by aristowerke. The scales ad are labeled on the lefthand side of the slide rule. The model n16es is by far the most sophisticated of the ve rules. The scales on the bars and slide are arranged work together in solving problems. If you click on the image a scan of the article is available in pdf format. In a separate calculation you find the order of magnitude by combining the powers of 10. This shows that multiplication is just a particular case of one of the basic ternary operations. Scale labels were not completely uniform between brands.
You may reading online pickett slide rule manual either. For best results, please read the instructions in this booklet carefully before using your rotary slide rule. The radio buttons in the last 2 rows of the control panel let you select the scales that are present on the body and the slide of a hypothetical slide rule. The site has instruction manuals for a number of slide rules. Ive recently obtained the complete four volume set of slide rule manuals published by the cie. The slide rule also does not tell you the sign of your result. Use of a slide rule to maintain sharp instincts 1 page, 250 kb.
Issue 12 contains my first published gazette article entitled thacher accuracy with unique expenditure. Students are now going to make log slide rules and use these to explore the properties of logs. The metal window is inserted over the slide rule to act as a place holder. The sre will search only for expressions that can be computed with those scales by the above procedures.
The a, d, and k scales are on the body, the b, and c scales on the slide. The scales on the front side of this rule are identical to the scales on the front of the n1010es. Of course, slide rule manuals do not list thousands of formulas. Apparently this slide rule was made when the new math was at its zenith. Camm, 1966 this book was originally published in 1944. Some donors have provided these booklets and other paper items, such as advertising flyers, directions for cleaning slide rules, warranty certificates, and even cash register receipts. To do a calculation with a slide rule you reduce all numbers to scientific notation with 24 digits then use the slide rule to perform the basic operations. The slide rule the book, written by florian cajori, is the standard work on the early history of the slide rule.
There is no way of indicating the position of the d. The first circular slide rule on this link uses a cd case as the basis for the slide rule. The most familiar is probably the 3part model with a fixed outer frame and a sliding inner rod, and a sliding clear window with a reticle line etched into it for aligning numbers the cursor. This page gives my own templates see below for constructing a circular slide rule, with scales c, ci, d, a, and k. This teach yourself book is published to increase the popularity of the slide rule. It is unfortunate that, for some reasons not easy to see, the slide rule is sometimes regarded as a difficult instrument with which to. This is about as useless for slide rule calculations as a list of large mammals.
An outstanding design feature of this range is the introduction of end caps for. Files will be in the standardized formats, like individual jpg or gif picture files, doc ms word files, or pdf adobe reader files, which are preferred. There is also a version as a word document which is smaller 2040 kb. Despite the opportunities these revisions should have afforded, the text was not brought up to date 1966. Reading the slide rule scales ia the decimal point d. By 1966 the date of my copy the book had gone through seven editions and its second printing of that last edition. Ron manleys slide rule site take the instructions link. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Cleaning the slide rule major historical developments in the evolution of the slide rule preface this slide rule has been manufactured after a comprehensive study of the functional requirements involved and forms part of a new range designed for maximum efficiency. On the other hand, the spatial, manual operation of slide rules cultivates in the user an intuition for. Many of the slide rules below have mutiple model numbers. This presentation stresses slide rule solutions with large and small numbers, n. Weinbach this manual is a supplement to the 408 manual to cover the 40833 slide rule.
Click here to see a similarly organized pdf file of several hundred pages showing all the possibilities. Like the model n531es, this slide rule has a 2 scale on the back. This rule was made for the national radio institute nri. Notes on frederick post slide rules, in the journal of the oughtred. Slide rules have come in different formats over the years. Topics slide rule, manual, aristo, projection, projektionsrechenstab, rechenstab collection manuals. To multiply two numbers on a typical slide rule, the user set the left index start of the scale on the c scale to line up with one factor on the d scale. This is what each and every slide rule manual says about multiplication on the slide rule. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
They will use their findings here and the slide rules template to make the slide rules. Simpson departmentof physical sciences and engineering princegeorges communitycollege november 29, 2010 1 introduction before electronic calculators became widely available ar ound 1975, students, engineers, and scientistsperformed mathematical calculations using an instrument called a sliderule. A complete slide rule manual unknown binding january 1, 1973 by neville w young author visit amazons neville w young page. How to use the slide rule international slide rule museum. This manual was intended for use with the mannheim type slide rules such as models 4031, 4035, 4041, 4045, 4051, 4054, 4058, and also the 4053 family. You can enter and read a number typically to two or three decimal digits only. Compared to a calculator, a slide rule is severely limited in its accuracy. Basic slide rule operation for scientists and engineers 10. Speed and accuracy will soon reward the user who makes a careful study of the scale arrangements and the manual. Simulated pickett n3t slide rule explanation gallery index back to antiquark copyright 2005 derek ross.
Students first need to complete questions on the student worksheet logarithmsdemystified. All other scales on a slide rule are referenced to the c and d scales. The fearns circular slide rule consists ofta main dial, a transparent top dial, and a movable cursor to facilitate reading the scales. This manual is identical to the 1939 except that the illustration changed and there. The slide rule, also known colloquially in the united states as a slipstick, is a mechanical. Pickett slide rule manual if you are searching for a book pickett slide rule manual in pdf format, then you have come on to right site. My slide rules this gallery is in the process of some updating, as many of the scans are from the 1990s, when my way of taking pictures was to put the slide rule on a flatbed scanner and hope it came out reasonably clearly. Oughtred society slide rule seminar a set of slides in pdf form prepared by the oughtred society, covering the history of slide rules and some basics of their use. The number of scales on a slide rule vary depending on the number of mathematical functions the slide rule can perform. The sterling slide rule has standard a, b, c, c, d, and k scales. A scan of the cover of volume 3, detailing the specialized scales of this rule, is shown above. Theres also an additional frontandback scan of a separate sheet for the trig scales on the model 300.
Calculations are performed automatically by setting the top dial in the appropriate position in relation to the main dial and reading off the answer. A standard manual for circular slide rules, direct from concise in the fall, 2002. Slide rule gazette issues 11 and 12 published by the united kingdom slide rule circle uksrc. Sphere s slide rule site provides information about slide rules. While far from being any type of collection, i do have a couple nicely preserved models. Slide rule universe take the learn to use and clean them link. Slide rule library main desk archive of books, manuals. Post versalog 1460 hemmi japan slide rule and manual. We presented the utter release of this book in pdf, epub, doc, djvu, txt forms. It has a patent number in the well, dr patent 173660. By default all scales are assumed to be present on both slide and body. To download the file in pdf format, right click on the word download and choose save target.
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