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Re: How were tables put together?
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2006 May 26, 10:17 -0500
On 26 May 2006 at 7:55, coralline algae wrote:
> I think that slide rules came into use early on as
> napiers bones were based on the same principle.
> Which lead me to wonder why tables were the
> popular solution in this century rather than some
> kind of logarithmic calculator?
> My guess would be just more opportunities for
> errors to creep in while trying to manipulate the
> logarithms.
For one thing, it's hard to get more than 3 digits from a slide rule
(unless you make it enormous).
Ken Muldrew.
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From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2006 May 26, 10:17 -0500
On 26 May 2006 at 7:55, coralline algae wrote:
> I think that slide rules came into use early on as
> napiers bones were based on the same principle.
> Which lead me to wonder why tables were the
> popular solution in this century rather than some
> kind of logarithmic calculator?
> My guess would be just more opportunities for
> errors to creep in while trying to manipulate the
> logarithms.
For one thing, it's hard to get more than 3 digits from a slide rule
(unless you make it enormous).
Ken Muldrew.
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