Instruction Manual for Charles Bruning Model 2401 Slide Rule

Description:

The citation information for this 16-page pamphlet is Charles Bruning Company, Inc., Instruction Manual for Bruning Slide Rule No. 2401 (New York, 1944). The cover notes that the company had applied for a patent on a slide rule indicator, but no such patent has been found. The manual begins with the claim that results on model 2401 were significant to three digits. After explaining the parts of a slide rule, the manual divides the process of learning to use a slide rule into twelve steps, each of which are discussed with examples, solutions, and exercises in the remainder of the pamphlet. This manual was received with 1991.0445.03.

Date Made: 1944

Maker: Charles Bruning Company, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

Subject: MathematicsRule, Calculating

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Mathematics, Science & Mathematics, Slide Rules

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Credit Line: Gift of Richard R. Lombardi

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0445.03.01Accession Number: 1991.0445Catalog Number: 1991.0445.03.01

Object Name: pamphlet

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 22.5 cm x 14.5 cm; 8 27/32 in x 5 23/32 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0f1c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_904592

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