In the grand scheme of things, it really wasn’t all that long ago that a slide rule was part of an engineer’s every day equipment. Long before electronic calculators came along, a couple of sticks of ...

An appreciation of watches often takes you back in history. That is especially the case when you find yourself asking "what is that for?" A commonly misunderstood feature on some pilot watches is the ...

You may remember that I collect slide rules. If you don’t, it probably doesn’t surprise you. I have a large number of what I think of as normal slide rules. I also have the less common circular and ...

Major League Baseball is trying to make sliding plays at second base safer, but, as the season starts, the debate has shifted to whether MLB has gone overboard with regulations. This started in ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. ID number 1988.0807.01 was received ...

It was the only technological tool widely and continuously used for over three centuries. For math and science geeks it was a badge of honor, nestled neatly into a plastic pocket protector along with ...

Opening Day provided an early test of MLB's new rule on infield slides, but the league's umpires passed the challenge with flying colors. MLB’s new rule protecting infielders from aggressive slides ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This small (five-inch) one-sided ...

— -- The face of the "Chase Utley Rule" is, well, Chase Utley. But the voice of the Chase Utley Rule? That would be a guy who hasn't played an inning this year, but who already feels the cloud of ...