Editing Nomogram (section)

==Applications==
Nomograms have been used in an extensive array of applications. A sample includes:

* The original application by d'Ocagne, the automation of complicated [[cut and fill]] calculations for earth removal during the construction of the French national railway system. This was an important proof of concept, because the calculations are non-trivial and the results translated into significant savings of time, effort, and money.
* The design of channels, pipes and wires for regulating the flow of water.
* The work of [[Lawrence Henderson]], in which nomograms were used to correlate many different aspects of blood physiology. It was the first major use of nomograms in the United States and also the first medical nomograms anywhere.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
* Medical fields, such as pharmacy and oncology.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Ha |first1=Yun-Sok |title=Chapter 30 - The Surveillance for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) |date=2018-01-01 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128099391000308 |work=Bladder Cancer |pages=553–597 |editor-last=Ku |editor-first=Ja Hyeon |publisher=Academic Press |language=en |doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-809939-1.00030-8 |isbn=978-0-12-809939-1 |access-date=2022-11-11 |last2=Kim |first2=Tae-Hwan}}</ref>
* Ballistics calculations prior to fire control systems, where calculating time was critical.
* Machine shop calculations, to convert blueprint dimensions and perform calculations based on material dimensions and properties. These nomograms often included markings for standard dimensions and for available manufactured parts.
* Statistics, for complicated calculations of properties of distributions and for operations research including the design of acceptance tests for quality control.
* Operations Research, to obtain results in a variety of optimization problems.
* Chemistry and chemical engineering, to encapsulate both general physical relationships and empirical data for specific compounds.
* Aeronautics, in which nomograms were used for decades in the cockpits of aircraft of all descriptions. As a navigation and flight control aid, nomograms were fast, compact and easy-to-use calculators.
* Astronomical calculations, as in the post-launch orbital calculations of [[Sputnik 1]] by [[Pavel Elyasberg|P. E. Elyasberg]].<ref>[http://rgantd.ru/book_2.php?link=mozjorin Yu.A.Mozzhorin Memories] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018165625/http://rgantd.ru/book_2.php?link=mozjorin |date=2007-10-18 }} at the website of Russian state archive for scientific-technical documentation</ref>
* Engineering work of all kinds: Electrical design of filters and transmission lines, mechanical calculations of stress and loading, optical calculations, and so forth.
* Military, where complex calculations need to be made in the field quickly and with reliability not dependent on electrical devices.
*[[Seismology]], where nomograms have been developed to estimate earthquake [http://web.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/geog458558/labs/nomogram.html magnitude] and to present results of probabilistic [[seismic hazard]] analyses<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Douglas|first1=John|last2=Danciu|first2=Laurentiu|date=2019-11-08|title=Nomogram to help explain probabilistic seismic hazard|journal=Journal of Seismology|volume=24|issue=1 |pages=221–228|language=en|doi=10.1007/s10950-019-09885-4|issn=1573-157X|bibcode=2020JSeis..24..221D|doi-access=free|hdl=20.500.11850/379252|hdl-access=free}}</ref>