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Slide Rules Site Map
| What's new | Pages added to the site in the last month or so. | ||
| A to Z | A basic guide to using slide rules. | ||
| How to use slide rules | Teach yourself the Slide Rule | An almost complete book on slide rule use (© Hodder and Stoughton). | |
| Instruction manuals | Instructions for some common and not-so-common rules. | ||
| PDF manuals | Some of the manuals in PDF format | ||
| Slide rule prices | A lot of information based on an analysis of the price of every slide rule sold on ebay since December 1999. Also includes a monthly analysis of prices, prices of popular models, price trends and the best time to sell. | ||
| 20- inch rules | Real monsters - designed for accuracy. | ||
| Home | 10 inch rules | The most popular size. The range of rules goes from simple learners' rules to complex rules with 30 scales. | |
| 5 inch rules | Also has a range of rules from the simple to complex. Several were promotional gifts. | ||
| Circular rules | Not very many but quite interesting. | ||
| Slide rule collection | Non-standard rules | It includes the well known Otis King (spiral) and Fowler (pocket-watch) slide rules plus a few others. | |
| Specialised rules | Rules for special purposes rules such as aerial navigation or flow in sewers. | ||
| Sources of slide rules | Internet auctions, dealers, trading and other sources. | ||
| International | French, German and Spanish language sections. | ||
| Books | Some books you might find useful | ||
| Other slide rule sites | Other sites with instructions for slide rule use and/or collections | ||
| A slide rule CD | This CD has hundreds of slide rule pictures | ||
| Other resources | How to contact other collectors | The Oughtred Society and national groups | |
| Museums | Museums with some slide rules content | ||
| Meetings and auctions | Meetings and auctions with some slide rule content. | ||
| Humour | A few poems and riddles. | ||
| Notes | Some background detail on the site. |