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2. Slide rule - Wikipedia

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   For example, a 10 cm (3.9 in) circular would have a maximum precision approximately equal to a 31.4 cm (12.4 in) ordinary slide rule. Circular slide rules also eliminate "off-scale" calculations, because the scales were designed to "wrap around"; they never have to be reoriented when results are near 1.0—the rule is always on scale.

3. E6B - Wikipedia

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   The other side is a circular slide rule. Extra marks and windows facilitate calculations specifically needed in aviation. Electronic versions are also produced, resembling calculators, rather than manual slide rules. Aviation remains one of the few places that the slide rule is still in widespread use. Manual E6-Bs/CRP-1s remain popular with ...

4. Slide rule scale - Wikipedia

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   A slide rule scale is a line with graduated markings inscribed along the length of a slide rule used for mathematical calculations. The earliest such device had a single logarithmic scale for performing multiplication and division, but soon an improved technique was developed which involved two such scales sliding alongside each other.

5. International Slide Rule Museum - Wikipedia

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   The International Slide Rule Museum (ISRM) is an American museum dedicated to the preservation and display of slide rules and other mathematical artefacts. Established in 2003 by Michael Konshak, who serves as its curator, [3] [4] the museum houses a collection of slide rules from divers manufacturers and time periods, showcasing the evolution and importance of these instruments in the history ...

6. File:Slide rule example3.svg - Wikipedia

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   A slide rule, aligned to calculate 0.2×x: Date: 2 February 2007, 18:28 (UTC) Source: This is an SVG version of en:Image:Slide rule example3.jpg: Author: Wrtlprnft, original image made by Benjamin Crowell: SVG development

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8. Flight computer - Wikipedia

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   A flight computer is a form of slide rule used in aviation and one of a very few analog computers in widespread use in the 21st century. Sometimes it is called by the make or model name like E6B, CR, CRP-5 or in German, as the Dreieckrechner.

9. Bygrave slide rule - Wikipedia

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   He used a Bygrave Slide Rule as an aid to navigation during flights in the 1930s, one of which was the first solo flight from New Zealand to Australia in a Gipsy Moth biplane. He later completed a round the world cruise in his yacht Gipsy Moth IV. This was the first solo circumnavigation using the clipper route. Sir Francis Chichester wrote ...