Instructions for Kingson Pocket Calculator

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Instructions for Kingson Adder, Page 1
Instructions for Kingson Adder, Page 2
Instructions for Kingson Adder, Page 3
Kingson Slide Rule and Adder with Case, View of Slide Rule, Instructions and Case

Object Details

maker

Kingson

Description

These two small pieces of paper were received with 1994.0208.01. The first page is two-sided and explains how to set and clear numbers on the adder with the metal stylus. Examples of adding and subtracting are also provided. The second page is one-sided and explains how to multiply and divide with the slide rule. The C1 (typically called a CI scale as the inverse of a C scale), A, and B scales are also defined.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Albert D. Rosenheck

date made

ca 1972

ID Number

1994.0208.02

accession number

1994.0208

catalog number

1994.0208.02

Object Name

sheets, set of 2

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 16 cm x 10.7 cm x .1 cm; 6 5/16 in x 4 7/32 in x 1/32 in

place made

China: Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Science & Mathematics

Slide Rules

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Mathematics

Rule, Calculating

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-4e95-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_904601