"The Mannheim Slide Rule"
by: William E. Breckenridge
Copyright 1924
- Cover
- Copyright Page
- Title Page --------------------------------------------------------------- page 1
- Table of contents -------------------------------------------------------- pages 71-72
- Answers to Problems --------------------------------------------------- pages 68-70
- 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" Roylance 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
- Preface ----------------------------------------------------------------- pages 3-4
- Who Should Use the Slide Rule? --------------------------------- page 3
- How Much Education Is Necessary? ----------------------------- page 4
- How Much Time Will It Take? ----------------------------------- page 4
- How Accurate Is the Slide Rule? --------------------------------- page 4
- How To Use This Manual ---------------------------------------- page 4
- Chapter I - Essentials of the Slide Rule Simply Explained ---------------- pages 5-18
- Multiplication and Division --------------------------------------- page 5
- Squares and Square Roots -------------------------------------- page 6
- Multiplication of Two or More Figures --------------------------- page 7
- How to Read the Scales ----------------------------------------- page 7
- Placing the Decimal Point ---------------------------------------- page 8
- Which Index to Use --------------------------------------------- page 9
- Per Cent -------------------------------------------------------- page 10
- More Than Three Figures in a Factor ---------------------------- page 12
- Combined Multiplication and Division --------------------------- page 13
- Proportion ------------------------------------------------------ page 14
- Squares --------------------------------------------------------- page 15
- Square Roots --------------------------------------------------- page 16
- Multiplication of Three or More Factors ------------------------- page 18
- Chapter II - Theory of the Slide Rule ----------------------------------- pages 19-28
- Historical Note -------------------------------------------------- page 19
- Accuracy ------------------------------------------------------- page 19
- Logarithms ------------------------------------------------------ page 21
- Law of Multiplication -------------------------------------------- page 22
- Multiplication ---------------------------------------------------- page 22
- Division --------------------------------------------------------- page 23
- Proportion ------------------------------------------------------ page 23
- Squares and Square Roots -------------------------------------- page 24
- Cubes ----------------------------------------------------------- page 24
- Cube Roots ----------------------------------------------------- page 26
- Chapter III - Advanced Problems --------------------------------------- pages 29-34
- Multiplication of Three or More Numbers ----------------------- page 29
- Combined Multiplication and Division ---------------------------- page 29
- Chapter IV - Plane Trigonometry ------------------------------------------ pages 35-41
- Sines ------------------------------------------------------------- page 35
- Cosines ---------------------------------------------------------- page 35
- Tangents --------------------------------------------------------- page 37
- Cotangents ------------------------------------------------------- page 39
- Sines and Tangents of Small Angles ------------------------------- page 40
- Logarithms ------------------------------------------------------- page 41
- Chapter V - Solution of Triangles ---------------------------------------- pages 42-50
- Right Triangles --------------------------------------------------- page 42
- Oblique Triangles ------------------------------------------------ page 45
- Chapter VI - Typical Examples Relating to Various Occupations --------- pages 51-54
- Secretarial Work ------------------------------------------------- page 51
- Excavating ------------------------------------------------------ page 51
- Per Cent of Profit ----------------------------------------------- page 51
- Discount -------------------------------------------------------- page 51
- Compound Interest ---------------------------------------------- page 51
- Physics ---------------------------------------------------------- page 52
- Chemistry ------------------------------------------------------- page 52
- Speeds of Pulleys ----------------------------------------------- page 53
- Cutting Speed --------------------------------------------------- page 53
- Length of Pattern ------------------------------------------------ page 53
- Forge Shop ----------------------------------------------------- page 54
- Composition Metal Mixing -------------------------------------- page 54
- Surveying ------------------------------------------------------- page 54
- Chapter VII - Methods of Working Out Mechanical and Other Formulas pages 55-63
- Diameters and Areas of Circles ---------------------------------- page 55
- To Calculate Selling Price of Goods ----------------------------- page 55
- Area of Ring ---------------------------------------------------- page 55
- Compound Interest ---------------------------------------------- page 55
- Levers ---------------------------------------------------------- page 56
- Diameter of Pulleys of Teeth of Wheels -------------------------- page 56
- Diameter of two Wheels to work at given Velocities ------------- page 56
- Strength of Teeth of Wheels ------------------------------------- page 56
- Diameter and Pitch of Wheels ----------------------------------- page 56
- Strength of Wrought Iron Shafting ------------------------------- page 56
- To find the Change Wheel in a Screw-Cutting Lathe ------------- page 57
- Rules for Good Leather Belting ---------------------------------- page 57
- Best Manila Rope Driving --------------------------------------- page 57
- Weight of Iron Bars in Pounds per Foot Length ----------------- page 58
- Weight of Iron Plates in Pounds per Square Foot --------------- page 58
- Weights of Other Metals ---------------------------------------- page 58
- Weight of Cast Iron Pipes -------------------------------------- page 58
- Safe Load on Chains ------------------------------------------- page 59
- Gravity --------------------------------------------------------- page 59
- Oscillations of Pendulums --------------------------------------- page 59
- Comparisons of Thermometers --------------------------------- page 59
- Force of Wind -------------------------------------------------- page 60
- Discharge from Pumps ------------------------------------------ page 60
- Diameter of Single-acting Pumps -------------------------------- page 60
- Horse Power Required for Pumps ------------------------------ page 60
- Theoretical Velocity of Water for Any Head -------------------- page 60
- Theoretical Discharge from an Orifice 1 Inch Square ------------ page 61
- Real Discharge from Orifice in a Tank 1 Inch Square ------------ page 61
- Discharge from Pipes when real velocity is known ---------------- page 61
- Delivery of Water from Pipes ----------------------------------- page 61
- Gauging Water with a Weir ------------------------------------- page 62
- Discharge of a Turbine ------------------------------------------ page 62
- Revolutions of a Turbine ----------------------------------------- page 62
- Horse Power of a Turbine --------------------------------------- page 62
- Horse Power of a Steam Engine --------------------------------- page 62
- Dynamometer; to Estimate the indicated H. P. ------------------- page 63
- Chapter VIII - Table of Equivalents or Gauge Points for Scales C and D pages 64-66
- Geometrical ----------------------------------------------------- page 64
- Arithmetical ----------------------------------------------------- page 64
- Metric System -------------------------------------------------- page 64
- Pressures ------------------------------------------------------- page 65
- Combinations --------------------------------------------------- page 66
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