Horology, Slide Rules and Logarithms

Mathematics is obviously one of my interests, but admiring wrist watches is another. There’s something beautiful about the way a mechanical, battery-less contraption built up from miniscule parts could keep time as long as the wearer stays alive (of course taking into account servicing, etc but I digress). Placing a tool such as a watch… Continue reading Horology, Slide Rules and Logarithms