Old Friends: Slide Rules and Such

Kathryn R. Williams
Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200
J. Chem. Educ., 2000, 77 (4), p 436
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p436
Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2000

Abstract

Preparing this month's From Past Issues prompted me to visit an old friend. But I didn't have to travel far. For years, my friend has waited patiently in my center desk drawer. There, partially hidden under a stack of rubble, lay my long-neglected slide rule.

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From Past Issues

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