Virtual Slide Rule

by on February 17, 2009
in Free, Web-Based

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I have never in my life needed a slide rule, but this one is a blast to play with.

It’s a follow up to yesterday’s printable rulers.

Virtual Pickett N909-ES SIMPLEX TRIG RULE with METRIC CONVERSION Slide Rule.

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3 Responses to “Virtual Slide Rule”
  1. Frederick Heald says:
    February 17, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    This one’s even more fun:

    http://www.vcalc.net/curta_simulator_en.htm

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  2. Beth says:
    February 17, 2009 at 8:57 pm

    I agree… that is fun. But what the heck is it?

  3. Frederick Heald says:
    February 18, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    It’s a Curta calculator!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta

    Invented by a prisoner in Buchenwald in WW2 – pretty amazing story.

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