On the History of Gunter's Scale and the Slide Rule During the Seventeenth Century

"On the History of Gunter's Scale and the Slide Rule During the Seventeenth Century" by Florian Cajori is a book that presents a deep look into the story of the Gunter's scale and the slide rule, important math tools, during the 1600s. It explains step by step how these tools were made better over time, looking at the new ideas, arguments, and important people that helped them grow. You'll read about mathematicians like Edmund Wingate, William Oughtred, and Richard Delamain and how their ideas changed how these tools were built and used. The book also talks about new inventions like the round slide rule and the disagreements between different people at the time about who came up with these inventions first. It’s a great guide for people who are into the history of math, showing how these tools were used and how they changed the way people did math and taught it back then.