logarithmic scale

Made:: 1800-1805 in United Kingdom

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A logarithmic scale
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A logarithmic scale, with the numbers on paper strips glued to ebony, with narrow divided scale on ivory at right side, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1800-1805.

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Category:: Mathematics

Object Number:: 1993-1237

Materials:: paper, ebony and ivory

Measurements:: overall: 6 mm x 400 mm x 50 mm, .126kg

type:: drawing instruments and calculating scales (logarithmic)

credit:: National Maritime Museum (Gabb Collection)

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