Slide rule

Made:: 1791-1859 in London

maker:: W and S Jones

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Slide rule, wood; made by W. & S
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Slide rule, wood; made by W. & S. Jones; one slide, size 2' x 1 1/16" x 5/16", in morocco case

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Category:: Mathematics

Object Number:: 1922-85

type:: slide rule

credit:: Lt. James F. Godwin

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