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IT is convenient to be able to check quickly whether the line of a slide rule cursor is accurately at right angles to the scale. We can test the correspondence of a number and its square, but if “log log” scales are available it is preferable to use them as, being further apart, the test is more sensitive.
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ASHBY, W. The Slide Rule Cursor. Nature 150, 379 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150379b0
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