Artifact Details
Title
Gunter's line of numbers
Catalog Number
B4.76
Type
Physical object
Date
ca. 1800
Identifying Numbers
| Other number |
GB#B4 B50.79 on white sticker on back of rule |
Dimensions
1/8 x 24 x 2 3/4 in.
Description
Wooden ruler with navigational scales on one side and logarithmic (the "Gunter's line of numbers) on the other.
Category
Pre-computer: other
Subject
Hand calculation; Logarithm; Analog; Slide rule; Oughtred, William
Collection Title
Gwen Bell artifact and book collection
Series Title
Pre-computing artifacts
Credit
Gift of Gwen and C. Gordon Bell
