Skip to main content
Unplaced
Edit position
Edit position

No position recorded yet. Picking a shelf here sets the manual override.

An easy introduction to the slide rule
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

An easy introduction to the slide rule

by Isaac Asimov, William Barss

No description yet.

Accession 8769 ISBN — Publisher Houghton Mifflin
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
An easy introduction to the slide rule spine
An easy introduction to the slide rule cover
Live
No live
No live
An easy introduction to the slide rule spine
No live
An easy introduction to the slide rule cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Education Science Technology
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
never
orientation
unknown
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
No location history available for this book.
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-06-09 08:50 (1 day, 4 hours ago)

Identity

name→ title
An easy introduction to the slide rule
vernon_id
12559
accession_no→ accession_number
8769
vernon_slug
an-easy-introduction-to-the-slide-rule-isaac-asimov-with-diagrams-by-william-barss

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Cabinet E10/Study/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
—

Descriptive

production_date
1965
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
A guide to using the manual calculator, the slide rule.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
William Barss, Isaac Asimov
tags→ tags
Science, Mathematics, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Research -- Equipment and supplies, Arithmetic, Calculators, Mathematical instruments, Slide-rule
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
30525

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "an-easy-introduction-to-the-slide-rule-isaac-asimov-with-diagrams-by-william-barss"
"opacObjectId": "12559"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "30525"
"cssColors": [5 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "cd5c5c"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 29.55
"colorName": "chestnut"
"lightness": 58
"colorGroup": "red"
"saturation": 53
"formattedColorName": "chestnut"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "696969"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 32.56
"colorName": "dimgray"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dim gray"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "faebd7"
"hue": 34
"rank": 3
"presence": 5.94
"colorName": "antiquewhite"
"lightness": 91
"colorGroup": "white"
"saturation": 78
"formattedColorName": "antique white"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "db7093"
"hue": 340
"rank": 4
"presence": 13.89
"colorName": "palevioletred"
"lightness": 65
"colorGroup": "pink"
"saturation": 60
"formattedColorName": "pale violet red"
"[4]": {9 keys}
"hex": "ff8c00"
"hue": 33
"rank": 5
"presence": 15.58
"colorName": "darkorange"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "orange"
"saturation": 100
"formattedColorName": "dark orange"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "db8474"
"hue": 9
"rank": 1
"presence": 29.55
"lightness": 65
"saturation": 58
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "393734"
"hue": 36
"rank": 2
"presence": 32.56
"lightness": 21
"saturation": 4
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "f8dfcc"
"hue": 25
"rank": 3
"presence": 5.94
"lightness": 88
"saturation": 75
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "c43576"
"hue": 332
"rank": 4
"presence": 13.89
"lightness": 48
"saturation": 57
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "ef921b"
"hue": 33
"rank": 5
"presence": 15.58
"lightness": 52
"saturation": 86
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "ef9da5"
"hue": 354
"rank": 6
"presence": 2.48
"lightness": 77
"saturation": 71
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "4f5c4a"
"hue": 103
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.01
"lightness": 32
"saturation": 10
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 53
"score": 96.19
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Colorfulness"
"imageLabelId": 708
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 199
"score": 87.54
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Purple"
"imageLabelId": 27
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 10019
"score": 87.16
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Rectangle"
"imageLabelId": 11
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 19418
"score": 83.25
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 719
"score": 81.78
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Line"
"imageLabelId": 199
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 257
"score": 80.53
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Violet"
"imageLabelId": 29
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 962
"score": 80.2
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Material property"
"imageLabelId": 184
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 2193
"score": 79.63
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Magenta"
"imageLabelId": 30
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 1673
"score": 77.24
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Parallel"
"imageLabelId": 107
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 5578
"score": 67.41
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Pattern"
"imageLabelId": 24
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/17486/e3f0af2b92572b240de0f35fbe596b6fba6f353d.jpg"
"width": "517"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/17486/e3f0af2b92572b240de0f35fbe596b6fba6f353d.jpg"
"width": "259"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/17486/e3f0af2b92572b240de0f35fbe596b6fba6f353d.jpg"
"width": "23"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/17486/e3f0af2b92572b240de0f35fbe596b6fba6f353d.jpg"
"width": "97"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/17486/e3f0af2b92572b240de0f35fbe596b6fba6f353d.jpg"
"width": "48"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/17486/e3f0af2b92572b240de0f35fbe596b6fba6f353d.jpg"
"width": "776"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 1.3088781
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "8769"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "An easy introduction to the slide rule / Isaac Asimov ; with diagrams by William Barss"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "An easy introduction to the slide rule / Isaac Asimov ; with diagrams by William Barss"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Asimov, Isaac"
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Barss, William"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1965"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1965-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1965-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "A guide to using the manual calculator, the slide rule."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Cabinet E10/Study/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Isaac Asimov Collection/Special Collections/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Isaac Asimov Collection/Special Collections/Library""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Signed Collection/Special Collections/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Signed Collection/Special Collections/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Boston/Massachusetts/United States of America"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Houghton Mifflin"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "187 pages : illustrations ; 24cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "ASI 513 ASI"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Cabinet E10/Study/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [4 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Arithmetic/Mathematics/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Arithmetic/Mathematics/Science""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Calculators/Mathematical instruments/Scientific apparatus and instruments/Research -- Equipment and supplies"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Calculators/Mathematical instruments/Scientific apparatus and instruments/Research -- Equipment and supplies""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Mathematics/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Mathematics/Science""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Slide-rule/Mathematical instruments/Scientific apparatus and instruments/Research -- Equipment and supplies"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Slide-rule/Mathematical instruments/Scientific apparatus and instruments/Research -- Equipment and supplies""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [2 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "isaac-asimov"
"title": "Isaac Asimov"
"relatedRecordId": "8429"
"[1]": {3 keys}
"slug": "william-barss"
"title": "William Barss"
"relatedRecordId": "17478"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 2
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes