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One of the World’s Oldest Calculators Was Up for Auction. Then, Scientists Rallied and Temporarily Blocked Its Sale
French scholars argued that the 17th-century Pascaline should go to a public collection and stay within the country. But a ...
One of the world's first calculating machines will not go to auction as scheduled in France, after a Paris court ...
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World’s first calculator sale blocked after scientists seek national treasure status
A rt and luxury auction house Christie’s has withdrawn the world’s first calculating machine, designed by French ...
Christie’s, the British auction house, has halted the sale of the world's first calculator “La Pascaline” in Paris. The ...
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1642 Calculator Pulled From Auction in France
A Paris court has halted the sale of one of the world's oldest known calculators, blocking its scheduled auction and export ...
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French Judiciary Blocks Auction of Earliest-Known Calculator
One of the world's first calculating machines will not go to auction as scheduled in France, after a Paris court ...
A rare 17th-century calculating machine created by French mathematician Blaise Pascal has become the center of a heated legal ...
The Pascaline, an early mechanical calculator, was built in 1642 by mathematician Blaise Pascal.
Export ban halts the sale of inventor Blaise Pascal’s historic calculator, as scientists demand artefact receive ‘national ...
Blaise Pascal is known for a number of things, but we remember him best for the Pascaline, an early mechanical calculator. [Chris Staecker] got a chance to take a close look at one, which is quite a ...
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