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Calculating machine invented by Charles Stanhope

Made:
1775 in Chevening
maker:
James Bullock
Calculating machine invented by Charles Stanhope in 1775 and Stanhope calculating machine, 1775
Calculating machine invented by Charles Stanhope in 1775 and Stanhope calculating machine, 1775

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Calculating machine invented by Charles Stanhope in 1775 and
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Stanhope calculating machine, 1775
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Calculating machine invented by Charles Stanhope in 1775 and made by James Bullock with mahogany case.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1905-108
Materials:
brass, iron, ivory, mahogany and complete
Measurements:
overall (estimate): 90 x 440 x 180 mm
type:
calculating machine (leibniz type)
credit:
Major-General H.P. Babbage

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