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Tag Archives: circular slide rule

A POCKETFUL OF COMPUTATIONS

JAMES VINCENT’S “INSTRUMENTAL TRICKS,” London Review of Books, October 5, 2023, isn’t about the musical variety, but rather computational: It’s a review of Keith Houston’s Empire of the Sum: The … Continue reading

October 16, 2023 · 3 Comments

WHAT’S A SLIDE RULE, GRANDPA?

THERE ARE blessedly few of us these days who remember the slide rule, and fewer still who understand its workings. So why not join this hardy band and learn some … Continue reading

October 29, 2012 · 2 Comments