| William Oughtred's Slide Ruler | |
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Origin |
William Oughtred |
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Type |
Slide Ruler |
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Effects |
Innate enlightenment concerning mathematics |
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Activation |
User has prior interests in astrology |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 9 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
Athena-3021 |
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Shelf |
604611-4826-869 |
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Date of Collection |
1553 |
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Origin[]
William Oughtred formalized many common applications used in mathematics. While his legal profession was a clergyman, Oughtred continually promoted the importance of scientific study. He invented the first slide ruler, allowing users to quickly calculate products until the advent of the handheld calculator.
His text Clavis Mathematicae ("The Key to Mathematics") compressed all of European maths into a dense yet handy reference for scientists and engineers in the 1600s. It must have worked, otherwise we still wouldn't use "x" for multiplication and abbreviations like sin and cos for trig functions.
Effects[]
Increases implicit understanding of mathematical theory. The user will have an intuition for how different properties work, from simple counting to complex quantum dynamics. Even more, they understand it well enough to distill key facts to anybody without confusion.