Arithmometer
Printing & Information Machines

Arithmometer

Patented 1820; commercial production in the 19th century

The arithmometer brought stepped-drum calculation into a practical office machine. Its setting controls and movable carriage support addition, subtraction and repeated operations for multiplication and division.

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The arithmometer brought stepped-drum calculation into a practical office machine. Its setting controls and movable carriage support addition, subtraction and repeated operations for multiplication and division.

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Image: Arithmometre_(cropped).jpg
Creator: Ezrdr
License: Public domain

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