On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, Jeff Kaneko wrote:
> > > P.S.: The first calculatin machine might be the one of
> > > Wilhelm Schickard from 1623.
> >
> > Johann Kepler tried to build some kind of calculator too I think.
>
> Does Blaise Pascal's box count?
Yes, but Pascal was born in 1623 so Schickard's device most likely beats
whatever Pascal developed in his lifetime (I think he was 18 when he
invented it).
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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