Pocket-Watch Slide Rules

Hopp, Peter M.

ISBN 10: 1931626316 / ISBN 13: 9781931626316

Published by Astragal Press, 2011

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Seller Inventory # CHL10849922

Synopsis:

This book is about one of the most attractive and tactile forms of slide rules, the pocket-watch slide rule. Although pocket-watch slide rules were not the most accurate nor easiest to use, these delightful devices were featured in makers catalogues from all parts of the world for the last century of the slide rule s life. Pocket-watch slide rules are an exquisite example of the slide rule makers art and are perhaps the most collectible type of slide rules. The Book Includes: -Descriptions of over 150 pocket-watch slide rules and variants -Full-color illustrations, detailed descriptions, and dating information -Approximately 80 makers and retailers from the UK, Europe, and the USA -Descriptions of special scales used -Coverage of seminal patents -A glossary of terms -A comprehensive bibliography

About the Author: Peter M. Hopp is a 67-year-old retired Electronic Engineer by training, Computer Systems Engineer by transformation, and former Business Development Manager. He has been collecting, researching, and writing about slide rules for over 20 years. Pocket-watch slides rules have always been Mr. Hopp s preferred style, and at last he has garnered them together for their own featured presentation.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pocket-Watch Slide Rules
Publisher: Astragal Press
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: paperback
Condition: Used; Very Good