Comment on Oughtred Society Archive of Slide Rule CollectionsparentComments−bregma2yNo. A slide rule is all scientific notation (2 or 3 significant digits on the rule and you carry the mantissa in your head). Very good for accuracy but not so much for precision.
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No. A slide rule is all scientific notation (2 or 3 significant digits on the rule and you carry the mantissa in your head). Very good for accuracy but not so much for precision.