The history of the Fowler Calculator line illustrates the con-nection of collegiate-minded yet practical engineering-skilled types and their pursuit of a unique and special math tool, like the Fowler Magnum (bear in mind, magnum means great). William Henry Fowler (1853-1932) was an Assistant Engineer to the Steam Users' Association after years of engineering training and winning a scholarship to study engineering at Owens College in Manchester. In 1891, he turns from engi-neering to being the Editor of The Practical Engineer, a weekly Manchester journal publication. In time, by 1898 he establishes the Scientific Publishing Company and publishes Fowler's Mechanical Engineer's Pocket Book. In this same year, Fowler's The Mechanical Engineer carries an article about a circular pocket-style calculator (slide rule), which was also sold by the Scientific Publishing Company. This calculator has a rotating face dial and fixed pointers moving over a five scale face, so is very similar to the later models of what becomes the trademark Fowler line of pocket calcula-tors.
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机译：Fowler计算器系列的历史说明了具有大学思想但实际的工程技能类型的连接，以及他们对独特而又特殊的数学工具的追求，例如Fowler Magnum（记住，Magnum意味着伟大）。威廉·亨利·福勒（William Henry Fowler，1853-1932年）是经过多年的工程培训并获得曼彻斯特欧文斯学院工程学奖学金的蒸汽用户协会的助理工程师。 1891年，他从工程学转为曼彻斯特每周刊物实用工程师的编辑。到1898年，他成立了科学出版公司，并出版了福勒的机械工程师袖珍本。同年，福勒的《机械工程师》刊登了一篇有关圆形口袋式计算器（滑尺）的文章，该文章也由科学出版公司出售。该计算器有一个旋转的表盘和固定指针，可在五个刻度的表面上移动，因此与后来成为口袋式计算器商标Fowler线的后来型号非常相似。
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