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  2. Slide rule scale - Wikipedia

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    Oughtred Society Slide Rule Reference Manual (PDF). Oughtred Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2021. Harris, Charles Overton (1972). Slide Rule Simplified. Chicago: American Technical Society. ISBN 978-0-8269-2342-4. Young, Neville W. (1972). A Complete Slide Rule Manual. David M. Peterson. Archived from the original on 25 ...

  3. Calipers - Wikipedia

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    The vernier scales may include metric measurements on the lower part of the scale and inch measurements on the upper, or vice versa, in countries that use inches. Vernier calipers commonly used in industry provide a precision to 0.01 mm (10 micrometres), or one thousandth of an inch. They are available in sizes that can measure up to 1828 mm ...

  4. Kyelang - Wikipedia

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    Kyelang (also spelled Keylong) is a town and the administrative centre of the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, 71 kilometres (44 mi) north of Manali via Atal Tunnel and 120 km (75 mi) from the Indo-Tibetan border.

  5. Paper size - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Map of the world showing adoption of paper sizes, ... inch × inch DIN I: 10 × 14 3 ⁄ 8 ...

  6. Ruled paper - Wikipedia

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    Initially, paper was ruled by hand, sometimes using templates. [1] Scribes could rule their paper using a "hard point," a sharp implement which left embossed lines on the paper without any ink or color, [2] or could use "metal point," an implement which left colored marks on the paper, much like a graphite pencil, though various other metals were used.

  7. History of cartography - Wikipedia

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    Most scholars date the tablet to the 25th to 24th century BC. Hills are shown by overlapping semicircles, rivers by lines, and cities by circles. The map also is marked to show the cardinal directions. [13] An engraved map from the Kassite period (14th–12th centuries BC) of Babylonian history shows walls and buildings in the holy city of ...

  8. Early world maps - Wikipedia

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    'A Map of the Myriad Countries of the World'; Italian: Carta Geografica Completa di tutti i Regni del Mondo, "Complete Geographical Map of all the Kingdoms of the World"), printed by Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci at the request by Wanli Emperor in 1602, is the first known European-styled Chinese world map (and the first Chinese map to ...

  9. Bhaderwah - Wikipedia

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    ' a good resting place ') and Bhadar Pura in the 12th century Sanskrit chronicle Rajatarangini, with the former likely a name given to the region by foreign Kashmiri rulers. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The area is sometimes referred to as Chota Kashmir or "little Kashmir" because of topographic similarities with the Kashmir valley , [ 12 ] and is called ...