Manual for Gilson Midget Circular Slide Rule

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Gilson Slide Rule Company
Description
This twelve-page booklet was received with 1998.0119.01. It provides instructions for using the Midget circular slide rule manufactured by Gilson Slide Rule Company of Stuart, Fla. It describes each of the scales and gives a sample problem for computing a merchant's overhead costs as a percentage of profit. It advertises Gilson's Atlas and Binary slide rules and provides a list of formulas and equivalent measurements.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Donald F. Mela
ca 1940
ID Number
1998.0119.03
catalog number
1998.0119.03
accession number
1998.0119
Object Name
pamphlet
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9.2 cm x 16 cm x .2 cm; 3 5/8 in x 6 5/16 in x 3/32 in
place made
United States: Florida, Stuart
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Slide Rules
National Museum of American History
subject
Mathematics
Rule, Calculating
Record ID
nmah_694175
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5179-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Instruction Manual for Gilson Midget Circular Slide Rule.
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