Project Gutenberg 2013-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 457 Cajori, Florian 1859 1930 a20000299 On the History of Gunter's Scale and the Slide Rule During the Seventeenth Century On the History of Gunter's Scale and the Slide Rule During the 17th Century Produced by Brenda Lewis, Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "On the History of Gunter's Scale and the Slide Rule During the Seventeenth Century" by Florian Cajori is a scientific publication that was written in the early 20th century. This book explores the historical development and significance of Gunter's scale and the slide rule within the context of mathematical and scientific advancements of the 17th century. The text delves into the various innovations, controversies, and notable figures involved in the evolution of these mathematical instruments. Cajori meticulously details the contributions of key mathematicians such as Edmund Wingate, William Oughtred, and Richard Delamain, examining how they influenced the design and functionality of Gunter’s scale and the slide rule. The book covers the innovations introduced during the 17th century, including the circular slide rule, the controversies surrounding its invention, and the debates between contemporaries on the priority of these inventions. It serves as a comprehensive source for historians of mathematics, providing insights into both the practical applications of these instruments and their impact on mathematical practice and education during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42216/42216-h/images/title1.jpg Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Slide-rule QA Text Browsing: Mathematics Browsing: Science - General Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Mathematics 133913 2025-06-17T07:03:15.691279 text/html 128939 2013-02-26T12:12:24 text/html 250131 2025-06-17T07:03:20.450247 application/epub+zip 251212 2025-06-17T07:03:17.117318 application/epub+zip 207022 2025-06-17T07:03:16.424320 application/epub+zip 316958 2025-06-17T07:03:22.661246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295769 2025-06-17T07:03:19.462267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251639 2022-09-19T09:51:06.811784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110113 2025-06-17T07:03:15.285303 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90028 2024-10-23T14:23:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16488 2025-06-17T07:03:22.809238 application/rdf+xml 35446 2025-06-17T07:03:16.532350 image/jpeg 4352 2025-06-17T07:03:16.479271 image/jpeg 235585 2025-06-17T07:03:15.710282 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia