Logarithms are a shortcut for exponents. There are patterns in logarithms that are fairly easy to understand. For example, the logarithm of 100 to base 10 is 2. The logarithm of 1000 to base 10 is 3.

Because logarithms relate geometric progressions to arithmetic progressions, examples are found throughout nature and art, such as the spacing of guitar frets, mineral hardness, and the ...

Cite this article Accented Four-Figure Logarithms and other Tables for Arithmetical and Trigonometrical Purposes and for Correcting Altitudes and Lunar Distances, with Formulæ and Examples ...