"The MANNHEIM (Polyphase) and the
DUPLEX (Polyphase-Duplex) SLIDE RULES"
by: William Cox
Copyright 1917
This volume includes instructions for the 4041, 4053, old 4071 family, and 4088-3 slide rules. This edition also includes a supplement on trig functions.
- Cover
- Copyright Page
- Title Page --------------------------------------------------------------- page 1
- Table of contents -------------------------------------------------------- pages 59-60
- Advertisements
- 4041 - 10" Mannheim Slide Rule --------------------------------- ad page 1
- 4053-3 - 10" Polyphase Mannheim Slide Rule -------------------- ad page 1
- 4088-3 - 10" Duplex Polyphase Slide Rule ----------------------- ad page 1
- 4100 - 10" Stadia Slide Rule ------------------------------------- ad page 1
- 4133 - 8" Royland Electrical Slide Rule -------------------------- ad page 2
- 4102 - 20" Surveyor's Duplex Slide Rule ------------------------- ad page 2
- 4094 - Merchant's (Calculating) Slide Rule ----------------------- ad page 2
- 4160 - 10" The Chemist's Duplex Slide Rule ---------------------- ad page 2
"The Slide Rule" by William Cox, Copyrighted 1917
It is stated that these instructions are for slide rules numbers 4031 to 4056.
- Notice Page - Addendum for introduction of 4041F, 4045, and 4051 --- page 2
- Chapter 1 - Introduction ------------------------------------------------ pages 3-4
- Chapter 2 - Description of the Mannheim Slide Rule --------------------- pages 5-7
- Chapter 3 - How To Use The Slide Rule -------------------------------- pages 7-9
- Chapter 4 - The Position of the Decimal Point --------------------------- pages 10-11
- Chapter 5 - The Inverted Slide ------------------------------------------ pages 11-12
- Chapter 6 - The Upper Scales, and Squares and Square Roots ---------- pages 12-13
- Chapter 7 - Trigometrical Computations --------------------------------- pages 14-15
"The Polyphase Slide Rule" by William Cox, Copyrighted 1909
- Introduction and Description -------------------------------------------- page 16
- Multiplication ----------------------------------------------------------- page 16
- Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- page 16
- Proportion -------------------------------------------------------------- page 16
- Inverse Proportion ------------------------------------------------------ page 16
- Reciprocals ------------------------------------------------------------- page 16
- Powers and Roots ------------------------------------------------------ page 17
- Higher Powers and Roots ----------------------------------------------- page 17
- Expressions Solved with One Setting of Slide ---------------------------- page 18
- Settings for Two Factors ------------------------------------------------ pages 19-20
- Complicated Formula and Gauge Points from Engineering News --------- pages 20-22
- Equivalents for C and D Scale ------------------------------------------- pages 22-27
- Methods of Working Out Mechanical and Other Formula --------------- pages 27-37
"THE "DUPLEX" SLIDE RULE" by William Cox
Illustrations of the 4065 and 4065T are shown.
- Chapter 1 - Description ------------------------------------------------- page 38
- Chapter 2 - Advantages ------------------------------------------------- page 39
- Chapter 3 - Trigometrical Calculations ----------------------------------- page 39
- Chapter 4 - How to use the Duplex -------------------------------------- pages 39-51
- Chapter 5 - The Position of the Decimal Point --------------------------- page 51
"The Polyphase Duplex Slide Rule" by William Cox
An illustration of the 4088-2 is shown.
- Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------- page 52
- Description of the Polyphase -------------------------------------------- page 52
- Graduations ------------------------------------------------------------- page 52
- Folded Scales ----------------------------------------------------------- page 52
- Multiplication ------------------------------------------------------------ page 53
- Multiplication and Division of Three Quantities, one of Which is Variable - page 53
- Multiplication and Division of Four Quantities, one of Which is Pi -------- page 53
- Reciprocals ------------------------------------------------------------- page 54
- Trigonometric Functions --------------------------------------------------- page 54
- Powers and Roots ------------------------------------------------------ page 54
- Higher Powers and Roots ----------------------------------------------- page 54
- Expressions That May Be Directly Without Setting of Slide -------------- page 55
- Expressions Solved with One Setting of Slide ---------------------------- page 56
- Settings for Two Factors ------------------------------------------------ page 56
- Settings for Two Factors and pi ----------------------------------------- page 57
- Settings for Three Factors ----------------------------------------------- pages 57-58
- Settings for Three Factors and pi ---------------------------------------- page 58
Supplement: "The Slide Rule and Plane Trigometery", by J. M. Willard
- Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------- pages 1-3
- Plane Right Triangles ---------------------------------------------------- pages 3-6
- Plane Oblique Triangles ------------------------------------------------- pages 6-8
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