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TypeModel No.MakerCountryConstruction
Material
DateScale LengthArea of Use
Circular and Spiral Slide Rules
LITHOCALCULATOR / Eckel Dial Rule
LITHOCALCULATOR Co.
USA
Metal/plastic
1950s
Ø 16.8 cm
General calculations

Notes: This layman's model was designed Arthur Frederick Eckel post co-founding Pickett & Eckel. The revolutionary design incorporated an exotic but largely impractical way of locking/unlocking the cursor to make multiplication simpler.


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