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Re: recommendation for slide rule ? Bygrave
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2009 May 21, 22:20 -0700
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2009 May 21, 22:20 -0700
The biggest slide rule was home made by Greg Maggs, the son of one of my professors at the University of Illinois College of Law. I saw a picture of it laid out on the floor of the corridor at the school, stretching the length of the corridor, in the Guinness Book of Records. It was more than 300 feet long! I ran into Greg in the Army in 1990 and reminded him of his record, he just rolled his eyes. Greg is a sharp guy, he clerked for two Supreme Court justices and is a Dean at the George Washington University Law School. See http://www.slideruleguy.com/recordhistory.htm gl James N Wilson wrote: > Make your own slide rule? Been there, done that. The attached was made > in 1945, and it would be a few years before I could afford a Dietzgen > Maniphase Multiplex, which I still have. I've been fascinated by the > discussions, remembering well the days when that was /the/ way. I'm > very interested in the application to sight reduction. I always > thought that the accuracy wasn't good enough. > > Jim Wilson > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Get a life insurance quote online. Click to compare rates and save. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---