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" To Divide One Number by Another, Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference. "
The shipwright's vade-mecum [by D. Steel]. - Page 21
by David Steel - 1805
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Guide to the Use of Tables and Formulas in Machinery's Handbook, 27th Edition

John Milton Amiss, Franklin D. Jones, Henry H. Ryffel, Christopher J. McCauley, Riccardo Heald - Technology & Engineering - 2004 - 284 pages
...multiplication; these particular numbers are employed merely to illustrate the principle involved. For division by logarithms, subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend to obtain the logarithm of the quotient. To use another simple example, divide 1000 by 100 using logarithms....
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Mathematics For Technical students

S. N. Forrest - Mathematics - 1947 - 444 pages
...antilogarithm is only a number which has been obtained in the form of a power of 10. To divide, numbers using logarithms. Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend. As the logs are powers of 10, the subtraction of logs is the subtraction of indices. Example. 149-2...
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Mathematics for Technical Students Book i, Volume 2

1981 - 440 pages
...antilogarithm is only a number which has been obtained in the form of a power of 10. To divide numbers using logarithms. Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend. As the logs are powers of 10, the subtraction of logs is the subtraction of indices. Example. 149-2...
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