<h1 id="how-to-use-a-slide-rule">How to use a Slide Rule</h1>
<p>In my show <a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=1664" title="Life and Times of a Geek part 1">1664</a>, “Life and Times of a Geek part 1”, I spoke about using a slide rule as a schoolboy. As a consequence, I was asked if I would do a show on slide rules, and this is it (after a rather long delay).</p>
<h2 id="long-notes">Long notes</h2>
<p>I have written out a moderately long set of notes for this episode and these are available here <a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2166/full_shownotes.html" class="uri">https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2166/full_shownotes.html</a>.</p>
<h2 id="links">Links</h2>
<ul>
<li>HPR show “<em>Life and Times of a Geek part 1</em>”: <a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=1664" class="uri">https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=1664</a></li>
<li>Wikipedia article on the slide rule: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_rule" class="uri">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_rule</a></li>
<li>International Slide Rule Museum: <a href="https://sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Course.htm" class="uri">https://sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Course.htm</a></li>
<li>Wikipedia article on the <em>Logarithm</em>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm" class="uri">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithm</a></li>
<li>Wikipedia article on the <em>Mathematical table</em>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_table" class="uri">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_table</a></li>
<li>wikiHow article on how to use a Logarithm Table: <a href="https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Logarithmic-Tables" class="uri">https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Logarithmic-Tables</a></li>
<li>Wikipedia article on <em>John Napier</em>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Napier" class="uri">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Napier</a></li>
<li>Wikipedia article on <em>Merchiston Tower</em>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchiston_Tower" class="uri">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchiston_Tower</a></li>
<li>Wikipedia article on <em>Edinburgh Napier University</em>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Napier_University" class="uri">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Napier_University</a></li>
<li>The <em>Faber Castell 1/60/360</em>:
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<li><a href="https://sliderulemuseum.com/isrm/hmd/fc%20slide%20rule%20pages/fc%2025%201-60-360/fc%2025%201-60-360.htm">Example 1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sliderules.lovett.com/fabercastell1-60/fabercastell1-60.htm">Example 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fabercastell.reglasdecalculo.com/1_60_360/1_60_360.html">Example 3</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.countbelmiro.com/slides/faber/360/360.html#160360_1">Example 4</a></li>
</ul></li>
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