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[Tim Powys-Lybbe]

In message of 7 Sep, lists <Stuartlists at orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:

> On 07 Sep, Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim at powys.org> wrote:
> > Having been accused with you of 'lazyness' [sic], I am here too!
> 
> > Was Napier lazy when he invented logarithms to make multiplication and
> > division easier?  (Does anyone do logs these days?)
> 
> There was an occasion a few weeks ago, can't remember why, when I got out
> my log tables (5 figure) and had to read the front of the book because I
> couldn't remember how to look up what I wanted to know.
> 
> I can still do multiplication and division with my slide rule though :-)

Remarkable.  I had reckoned with the rise of calculators, no-one would
be using logs these days and certainly I would not expect them to be
taught at school any more.

What's the chance of the next keen VA user turning up?

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Tim Powys-Lybbe                                          tim at powys.org
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