Resources

Net Resources Index

Accuracy

         Checking the accuracy of a slide rule
Aristo
         Aristo Archives
Blundell Harling
         Blundell Harling Archives
Books
         A description of the major books available
         Teach Yourself The Slide Rule by Burns Snodgrass
         Teach Yourself the Slide Rule by Burns Snodgrass (a pdf file)
         A Pickworth Book for the A.W. Faber Rule
         Astragal Press - A publisher of books on antique tools and early technology
Build a Slide Rule
         Build both a Linear and Circular Rule
Circular Slide Rules
         Circular Slide Rule Archives
         Circular Slide Rule pictures
         Concise Circular Rules
Cleaning and Caring
         A useful introduction (from Sphere Research)
         A useful introduction (from Eric's Slide Rules)
Commercial Rules
         A discussion of six commercial rules
Condition Codes
         The standard slide rule condition codes
Cursor Marks
         A discussion of multi-line cursors
Dietzgen
         Dietzgen Archives
         Dietzgen Archives
e-bay Slide Rule Slide Rule Prices
         A searchable database
         The current year's prices
         E-bay price trend analysis
Electrical Slide Rules
         A background discussion
Electronic Slide Rules
         A background discussion
Emulators
         A Java slide rule emulator
         A Java slide rule emulator
         Griffenfly Java Universal Slide Rule emulator
         A Hemmi-45 emulator
         A Hemmi-153 emulator
         A K & E 4093-3 emulator
         A Gallery of Clickable Simulated Slide Rules
         A Napier's Bones Emulator (Go to: English : Software : Napier)
         A Slide Rule Emulator (Go to: English : Software: Slide Rule)
         A simple circular slide rule
         A range of Pickett emulators
         Aristo Multilog 970
         A kid's slide rule emulator
         A wide range of slide rule emulators
         A Curta emulator
         Steve Burton's slide rule emulator
         BCDSLR: Birkana Coded Decimal Slide Rule
         Robert Wolf's slide rule emulator
         A very simple emulator
Exponentiation
         Exponentiation and the LL scales
Faber-Castell
         Faber Castell Archives
Flying Fish
         Flying Fish/Shanghai Archives
Gauge Points
         A list of common gauge points
         A list of common gauge points
Geotec
         Hughes-Owens/Geotec Archives
Giant
         A selection of large slide rules
Graphoplex
         Graphoplex Archives
Guides
         The a-z of Slide Rules
         A slide rule primer
Halden
         A Collection of J. Halden Catalogues
Hemmi
         A comprehensive Hemmi catalog of all their rules
         Hemmi-Sun Archives
History
         History, theory and use of the scales
         A brief history of the slide rule
         The invention of the slide rule
Hughes-Ownens Geotec
         Hughes-Owens/Geotec Archives
Hyperbolic Functions
         A brief discussion
Hyperbolic Rules
         Articles and List of Hyperbolic Rules
Introduction
         A brief introduction to the slide rule
         How to use the slide rule
ISRG Archive Search
         A searchable database
Keuffel & Esser
         Keuffel and Esser Archives
         Keuffel and Esser Catalogue Index
         Dating of K & E Rules
         Clark McCoy's Model Cross Reference Links for Catalogs
         Michael O'Leary's K&E Spreadsheet Cross Reference Index
         K & E Slide Rule Manuals
         A large list of K & E patents
         Special Presentations and Brochures
         Catalog page for other K & E products
         The evolution of the K & E 4053-3

Literature Search
         A searchable database
LL scales
         Exponentiation and the LL scales
Manuals
         Aristo Aviat (5 pdf files in 1 zip file)
         Aristo Hyperlog (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Aristo Multilog (1 pdf file)
         Aristo StudioLog (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Bruning 2398 (18 scans in 1 zip file)
         Concise Circular28
         Concise Circular 28N (11 scans in 1 zip file)
         Concise Circular Slide Rules No. 28, 46, 300, 320
         Concise Circular Slide Rules No.28, 46, 300, 320 (a pdf file)
         Dietzgen/Gilson Circular (18 scans in 1 zip file)
         EASYR Hydraulic
         Faber Castell 2/83N
         Faber Castell 2/83N (a pdf file)
         Faber Castell 2/82N (27 scans in 2 zip files)
         2/83N, 62/83N (16 scans in 2 zip files)
         Faber Castell Business (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Faber Castell Chemical
         Faber Castell Mathema (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Fowler Long Scale
         Fowler Long Scale (a pdf file)
         Fowlers Patent Calculator (9 scans in 1 zip file)
         Foxboro Flow and Valve (27 scans in 5 zip files)
         Gilson/Dietzgen Circular (18 scans in 1 zip file)
         Hemmi 130W (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Hemmi 153 (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Hemmi 255D and 275D (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Hemmi 257 (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Hemmi 257 (23 scans in 1 zip file)
         Hemmi 259D (27 scans in 3 zip files)
         Hemmi 266 (33 scans in 4 zip files)
         Hemmi 266 (1 pdf file)
         Kane Mark VI Dead Reckoning (33 scans in 4 zip files)
         An extensive range of K & E Manuals including Fuller and Thacher
         K & E Analon (37 scans in 1 zip file)
         K & E Cooke Radio (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         K & E 68-1100 Decilon (100 scans in 7 zip files)
         K & E 4081 (68 scans in 7 zips)
         K & E 4081 DI scale addendum (7scans and 1 html file in 1 zip file)
         K&E K-12 Prep Instruction Manual
         KL 1 Russian Circular (1 scan and 1rtf in 1 zip file)
         Nuclear Bomb Effects (2 scans in 1 zip file)
         Omnes
         Otis King
         Otis King (Some html and image files in 1 zip file)
         Otis King
         Otis King (a pdf file)
         PIC Differential scales for trigonometrical computation (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         PIC Trigonometrical Differential scales (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Pickett Exponential Ln-L scale supplement (16 scans in 1 zip file)
         Pickett Model 3 Deci Log Log (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Pickett N4 (68 scans in 4 zip files)
         Pickett How to Use Log Log Slide Rules (Identical to N4) (35 scans in 4 zip files)
         Pickett 14 War Department Technical Manual, Rule, Slide, Military (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Pickett N16 Electrolog (33 scans in 2 zip files)
         Pickett N16 Electronic (68 scans in 2 files)
         Pickett Model 17 Radiation
         Pickett 101C Circular (11 scans in 1 zip file)
         Pickett 140/160
         Pickett 400 Business (15 scans in 1 zip file)
         Pickett 400 Business Pocket (13 scans in 1 zip file)
         Pickett N400 Business (25 scans in 1 zip file)
         Pickett 510 Business (17 scans in 4 zip files)
         Pickett N515-T (9 scans in 1 zip file)
         Pickett N525 Statistics (26 scans in 3 zip files)
         Pickett 535 Electronic (10 scans in 3 zip files)
         Pickett N901-ES Elementary simplex (27 scans in 5 zip files)
         Picket N904 Decimal Keeper Addendum (12 scans in 1 zip file)
         Pickett How to Use Basic Slide Rules (9 scans in 1 zip file)
         Pickett U.S. Air Force Aerial Photo Slide Rule (16 scans in 3 zip files)
         Pickett N1040 Fisher Control Valve Sizing Rule Instructions
         Pilot Balloon Slide Rule Mark V (4 scans in 1 zip file)
         JC Podmore Slide Rule for Sea and Air Navigation (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Post Hemmi Manual (30 scans in 1 zip file)
         Post Versalog (1 pdf in 1 zip file)
         Proof Rule
         Relay Duplex (20 scans in 1 zip file)
         Sector
         BA Simm Slide Rule Manual (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         Al Slater The Slide Rule - A Complete Manual (5 pdf files in 5 zip files)
         Spirule Manual
         Sterling/Acumath 400
         Spanish Manuals
         The Tarrant Hydraulic
         Thornton
         Thornton (a pdf file)
         Thornton F5100 Radiation
         W & G Model 432 (4 scans in 1 zip file)
         W&G Model 454 Artillery & Survey (1 pdf file in 1 zip file)
         NW Young - Extract for W Scales (1 pdf in 1 zip file)
Moonstick
         A slide rule moon phase calendar
Multiplication and Division
         Use of the CI, CF and DF scales
Museums
         Images from the Science Museum
Naming
         Slide Rule names in different languages
Nestler
         Nestler Archives
Otis King
         The Otis King site
Oughtred
         The life of William Oughtred
         The Oughtred Society WebSite
Patents
         A large list of K & E patents
Perrygrafs
         Perrygraf Archives
Pickett
         Pickett Archives
Pilot Ballon
         The rules used in meteorology
Post
         Frederick Post Archives
Pythagorean
         Use of the P scale
Rectangular to Polar Conversion
         Brief description
Relay/Ricoh
         Relay/Ricoh Archives
Russian Slide Rules
         A gallery of Russian slide rules
Scales
         A discussion of slide rule scales
         Types of slide rules and their scales
         The scales of a slide rule
         The scales of a slide rule
Shanghai Flying Fish
         Shanghai/Flying Fish Archives
SIC
         SIC Archives
Slide Charts
         Slide Chart Archives
Slide Rule
         The slide rule entry from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
         Basic Terms and Terminology
         How it works
         How it works (more advanced!)
         Basic Instructions and Scales
         Basic Instructions and Scales
         The slide rule as a teaching tool (more advanced!)
         Home made slide rules
Slide Rule Forum Search
         A searchable database
Special Purpose
         Special purpose rules
         Tie clips, cuff-links, watches
Staedtler
         Staedtler-Mars Archives
Sun-Hemmi
         Sun-Hemmi Archives
Teledyne
         Teledyne/Post Archives
Texas Magnum
         The world's largest slide rule
Trigonometrical Scales
         With scales on the stock
         With scales on the front of the slide
         With scales on the back of the slide
         Scales on Thornton rules
         Gauge point for small angles
         A comparison of different methods of scale presentation
Types
         Types of slide rules and their scales
Wallpaper
         Slide Rule Wallpaper
World Championship
         Results of the "World Championship" slide rule competition