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Slide Rule Seminar

Download this presentation (3MB PDF) consisting of over 55 slides on:
How To Use the Slide Rule
This is an ideal teaching tool for displaying in front of a class or for individual self-study. Brought to you by the International Slide Rule Museum and the Oughtred Society.


Slide Rule Books and Manuals


Article References

Rod Lovett maintains a searchable database of the slide rule literature published in:

  • The Oughtred Society's Journal of the Oughtred Society.
  • The United Kingdom Slide Rule Circle's Skid Stick and Slide Rule Gazette
  • Proceedings of the International Meetings of Slide Rule Collectors,

Slide Rule Prices

Rod Lovett maintains a searchable database of eBay slide rules sales from October, 1999, to present.


Slide Rule Web Sites

The Oughtred Society Web site's Links Library has a comprehensive, up-to-date list of Web sites on slide rules and other calculating instruments.


Slide Rule Dealers


Other Slide Rule Information

  • Advanced features
  • Care
  • Cleaning
  • Collecting
  • Common types
  • History
  • How a slide rule works
  • Instructions
  • Less common types
  • Scales and their functions
  • Special applications
  • Tricks and time savers
  • What is a slide rule

Information on all these subjects is contained in The Oughtred Society Slide Rule Reference Manual, described at the beginning of this section.


Questions and Answers

If you seek information which you do not find here, write to us at "oughtredsociety@comcast.net". We will consult our Answer Panel and send you a reply. See the questions and answers accumulated so far.

 


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