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How many people would use a slide rule in the year 2010?
Very few people used a slide rule in 2010. Calculators are much easier to use.
When would one use the slide rule?
A slide rule is used for multiplication and division and it can also be used for trigonometry. It can also be used in money fields such as accounting.
Why do you not use a a slide rule anymore?
The reason most people do not use slide rules is that pocket calculators are just as fast, intuitively more obvious, and more accurate. Nonetheless, actually, I do use a slide rule. But I only do this to show off. It looks sort of magical to the uninitiated.
When did Oughtred invent the slide rule?
William Ougthered invent Slide Rule in 1622!
When was the slide rule invented?
AnswerThe slide rule was invented by William Oughtred in 1625. AnswerWe do not know the precise year. A circular slide rule was invented by William Oughtred some time about 1620, and a design of a similar slide rule by Delamain was printed in about 1630. The straight slide rule seems to have been invented later, some time around 1650.
Do skunks slide?
no, i dont think skunks slide I dont think skunks slide, but if they fall on ice they will.
What caused the slide rule to fade from use?
It was the development and rapid popularity of electronic calculators, and then computers. Slide rules are amazing devices, but people can have nearly instant answers with any degree of accuracy desired without having to know how to do the calculations on a slide rule. And let's face it; people who used them all the time may have been quite good with them, but some of the processes were tricky and needed a little time to master.
What has the author John Jesse Clark written?
John Jesse Clark has written: 'The slide rule and logarithmic tables, including a ten-place table of logarithms' -- subject(s): Logarithms, Slide-rule 'The slide rule' -- subject(s): Slide-rule
What has the author H W Leach written?
H. W. Leach has written: 'The slide rule and its use in problem solving [by] George C. Beakley [and] H.W. Leach' -- subject(s): Slide-rule
Does pi actually exist on a slide rule?
Yes, it is a point on the slide rule. It is exact and not a decimal number.
What are the functions of a Oughtred's Slide?
Before the invention of the pocket or handheld calculator, the slide rule was a popular tool for calculations. William Oughtred made the first slide rule by inscribing logarithms on wood or ivory. The use of slide rules continued until about 1974, after which electronic calculators became more popular.
How do you use a rule?
i dont now stop asking me ok
