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Replica Of Schickards Calculating Clock Metal Print
by Science Source
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Replica Of Schickards Calculating Clock metal print by Science Source. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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In 1623 and 1624, Wilhelm Schickard, in letters that he sent to Kepler, reported his design and construction of what he referred to as an... more
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In 1623 and 1624, Wilhelm Schickard, in letters that he sent to Kepler, reported his design and construction of what he referred to as an "arithmeticum organum" (arithmetical instrument) that he has invented, but which would later be described as a Rechenuhr (calculating clock). The machine was designed to assist in all the four basic functions of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). The machine could add and subtract six-digit numbers, and indicated an overflow of this capacity by ringing a bell. The adding machine in the base was primarily provided to assist in the difficult task of adding or multiplying two multi-digit numbers. To this end an ingenious arrangement of rotatable Napier's bones were mounted on it. It even had an additional "memory register" to record intermediate calculations. Schickard hired a professional, a clockmaker named Johann Pfister to build a finished machine, but it was destroyed in a fire. Schickard abandoned his project soon aft...
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