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Slide Rule, Mathematical, Sally Ride
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Slide Rule, Mathematical, Sally Ride

Frederick Post Co. · Laminate Wood, Plastic, Ink, Copper Alloy, Non-Magnetic White Metal Plating, Adhesive

From the collection of National Air and Space Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This slide rule belonged to Dr. Sally K. Ride. Before pocket-sized electronic calculators became available in the 1970s, slide rules were used as an aid to complex mathematical operations. Ride used this device as a university student taking courses in physics and astrophysics.

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Credit lineSlide Rule, Mathematical, Sally Ride. Frederick Post Co.. National Air and Space Museum, Gift of Tam O'Shaughnessy. CC0.
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