Sachet and Slide Rules
Tatu, Robin, ASEE Prism
SACHET AND SLIDE RULES
"You've come a long wayJ" is an understatement.
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Publication information:
Article title: Sachet and Slide Rules.
Contributors: Tatu, Robin - Author.
Magazine title: ASEE Prism.
Volume: 19.
Issue: 3
Publication date: November 2009.
Page number: 48.
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