18th Oct, 2019 12:00

Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine

 
  Lot 79
 

Two Early Ship's Navigation Slide Rules

slide rule versions of Gunter's scale, both 18th century, boxwood with brass ends, one English, one Dutch (or Dutch owner), both display navigation scales for leagues, rhumbs, sines, tangents, meridian line, equal parts and sines of rhumbs in addition to the logarithmic number scales, both unsigned, but one with owner's name 'P Holm Schip Reght door see' stamped to side (this rule is warped but slide still operates smoothly), longest 31.2cm.

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slide rule versions of Gunter's scale, both 18th century, boxwood with brass ends, one English, one Dutch (or Dutch owner), both display navigation scales for leagues, rhumbs, sines, tangents, meridian line, equal parts and sines of rhumbs in addition to the logarithmic number scales, both unsigned, but one with owner's name 'P Holm Schip Reght door see' stamped to side (this rule is warped but slide still operates smoothly), longest 31.2cm.
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