[Rarebooks] fs: Slide Rule for the Mariner

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For your consideration:
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(No. 7518 )  Shufeldt, H[enry]. H. SLIDE RULE FOR THE MARINER.
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1972). First printing, Wrappers, Octavo,
xiv, 191 pages, Diagrams, equations, data tables. Very Good.
      Unique book that displays the versatility of the slide rule. Shows how
to apply slide rule methods to such mariner's problems as inshore and
offshore navigation, temperature conversion, barometric-pressure conversion,
rigging loads, propeller slippage, fuel consumption, draft variations when
heeled, wind-generated pressure on ships, and more. Minor edge rubbing,
light foxing to endpapers, a faint crease or two to covers.    $50.00
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