Following the Rules — A Slide Rule Collection
New to slide rules? – What is a slide rule? What is a logarithm? How do you use a slide rule? What do all the scales mean? – Let’s get started ! |
Returning to the site? New Rules! | ![]() |
Vignettes – 23 short articles and stories about slide rules, calculations, and collecting. | ![]() |
A Searchable Table of the entire collection | Latest Vignette: Spring Calcs Eternal |
Collection Photos – a chronological look at the slide rule collection | ![]() |
Rule Makers – The collection, organized by manufacturers | Special Groupings – subgroups, such as oldest, youngest, most scales, … |
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A Data Sheet for each rule | ![]() |
A Review of the Logarithm | Slide Rule Basics | Slide Rule Scales | References |
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-Mike Syphers
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The Oughtred Society | 30 January 2023 | International Slide Rule Museum |