Faber Castell 2-83
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A. W. Faber Castell Novo Duplex 2/83
- Type: Duplex Log Log
- Size: 13.0 / 9-7/8 Inches = 33.2 / 25.0 cm
- Material: Plastic, metal end brackets
- Scales:
- Front: K T1 T2 DF [ CF CIF CI C ] D S ST P
- Back: LL03 LL02 LL01 W2 [ W2' L C W1' ] W1 LL1 LL2 LL3
- Date of Manufacture: May 1967 (approximate)
- HvH: 928
A duplex log log rule with the trig scales on the stators in the Darmstadt fashion. Not a true Darmstadt, though, as the LL scales are also on the stator. A notable addition to this rule is the W scales. Like R scales for square roots, the W scales run from 1 to sqrt(10) and from sqrt(10) to 10. What makes this different is the scales are repeated on stator and slide so you can multiply and divide with them. With a little care, you've just gotten a 20-inch rule in a 10-inch footprint.
With its 24 scales, this rule represents the penultimate in 350 years of slide rule development. (See the 2/83N to see what came next.)
With hardshell desktop case and celluloid insert with inch and centimeter scales, properties of metals and reference formulas.


