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Re:Nomogram by wtbob on Sunday August 31, 2014 @05:46PM (#8250474)
I use one for homebrewing: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/books-media/software/beer...

It's a great technique. Faster than a calculator or computer program, and satisfyingly physical too.

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Re:Nomogram by greenyoda on Sunday August 31, 2014 @09:53PM (#8251197)
The device in that picture has movable scales, so it's really a slide rule[1], not a nomogram.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_rule

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