Abacus for the Reduction of English Measures to the Metric System and Vice Versa Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Abacus for the Reduction of English Measures to the Metric System and Vice Versa
  • Series Title NACA Technical Memorandums

Creator

  • Author: Tenani, Mario
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Originator: United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
    Contributor Type: Organization

Date

  • Creation: 1921-07

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report presents a description of an abacus with three scales: one for English measures, one for metric measures, and one with the "points of reduction", as well as construction details. There is also a detailed description on how to use the abacus.
  • Physical Description: 8 p. : ill.

Subject

  • Keyword: abacus
  • Keyword: measuring tools

Collection

  • Name: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Collection
    Code: NACA
  • Name: Technical Report Archive and Image Library
    Code: TRAIL

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: pd
  • Rights Statement: No Copyright, Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 93R10038
  • URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19930080748
  • Report No.: NACA-TM-30
  • Center for AeroSpace Information Number: 19930080748
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc53628
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