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In-depth: Pascal's calculating machine
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) invented the first fully mechanical calculator in 1642. The pascaline, as it became known, was a compact device that could perform addition, subtraction, and—using a more mechanized process—multiplication and even division. The lack of market demand and the cost and difficulty [...]
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- Europeana
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- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
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- In depth
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- In depth
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- 2010
- 2010
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- urn:imss:indepth:100214
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- eng
- ita
Year
- 2010
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- Italy