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TypeModel No.MakerCountryConstruction
Material
DateScale LengthArea of Use
Circular and Spiral Slide Rules
Computer Mfg. / ROSS PRECISION COMPUTER (Type I)
Computer Manufacturing Co.
USA
Metal/celluloid
1916-1938
Ø 20 cm
General calculations

Notes: "This closed face version has an impressive 914 cm long-scale. Combining a large circular slide rule with a small linear slide rule was highly innovative but complex copyrighted design. It was unique but suffered badly from being costly to make, complicated to use and lacking durability. "


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