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Slide Rules
Their History, Models and Makers
By Peter M. Hopp, C. Eng., MBCS
Monumental in
its scope and the wealth of detail it provides, this book is an
invaluable reference on slide rules, their makers, manufacturers,
and retailers. Covering the period from the instrument’s invention
in the early 17th century to the present day, this treatise illuminates
all aspects of slide rule design and production. The author includes
a staggering amount of information, all cross-referenced, on slide
rule models and their makers and manufacturers. In all, several
thousand slide rule descriptions are catalogued. The book also includes:
a history of the slide rule and the evolution of standard designs,
biographies of some of the influential figures in slide rule design;
approximately 500 world-wide patents, catalogued by year for dating
purposes; descriptions of scales and gauge marks; a section on the
care and restoration of slide rules; a glossary of terms used; 8
appendices and 18 tables of correlated information; a comprehensive
bibliography. Here is an astonishing wealth of information. Collectors
and historians alike will refer to it over and over again.
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