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Type | Model No. | Maker | Country | Construction Material | Date | Scale Length | Area of Use |
Disk | Gilson Refraction Rule | Gilson for Woods Hole | USA | Aluminum | 1943 | Dia = 10.8 cm | Marine Accoustics |
Notes: "1) Used to determine sound velocities in water, detection range using sound waves, bending of sound ""rays"". 2) Developed by Woods Hole for the U.S. Navy for WWII submarine applications. 3) An example of a ""custom"" slide rule made by Gilson."
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