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Napier's bones - Wikipedia

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Napier's bones - Wikipedia

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Kornblumenratte@feddit.org to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Ingenious!

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Napiersche_Rechenstäbe_mit_Abakus.JPG

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    Thanks this was a fun read. Kinda want a set now

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    Oh nice. I love teaching kids about slide rules, going to bring this up for both my computing and math sessions.

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    https://youtu.be/GXkQWZ77b_4

    If you like old physical computing objects, this is a great channel that explains how they work.

    The episode of Napier’s Bones is linked, with instructions on how to make your own.

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    Ok, quick, someone install (scribble?) Linux on it & make it run Doom!

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