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Comment by throw0101a

3 months ago

This education film from 1957 gives a good overview of using one:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQdKbQ-sgM

"Professor Herning" (?) also has a good series of videos on the use of various scales as well:

* https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessorHerning/videos

His playlist starting at the beginning (C and D scales) with a Manheim layout:

* https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_qcL_RF-ZyvWJJkJOk_O...

* https://sliderulemuseum.com/Manuals/M37_Post_Manheim_Instruc...

Some manuals / books on slide rules:

* 1909: https://archive.org/details/mannheimsliderul00coxwrich

* 1922: https://archive.org/details/cu31924002978561/mode/2up

I also like (and was lucky enough, as a young man, to find a physical copy of) Asimov's "An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule." It's my favorite introductory text. PDF copies can be found on the web.