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Morland's calculating machine with leather case. Sir Samuel Morland (1625-1695) was the first Englishman to venture
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Morland's calculating machine with leather case. Sir Samuel Morland (1625-1695) was the first Englishman to venture
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Calculating machine designed by Sir Samuel Morland in 1666 with leather case, made between 1666-1695.. Inscribed: 'Samuel Morland Inventor 1666'. Probably made by Humphrey Adamson in Holborn, London, but not signed.
Sir Samuel Morland (1625-1695) was the first English maker to venture into the field of calculating machines. This is a stylus driven adding machine of the type invented by Blaise Pascal which was used to add and subtract British currency.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 1876-538 Pt1
- Measurements:
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Overall: 50 mm x 126 mm x 5 mm, 0.215 kg
- type:
- calculating machine
- credit:
- Bennet Woodcroft Bequest
