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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 Paris court may take months to make a final decision on the device’s fate

by Margherita Bassi

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-calculators-was-up-for-auction-then-scientists-rallied-and-temporarily-blocked-its-sale-180987748/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

Origin of modern calculating machines by J. A. V. Turck at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69386

Photo of a 'Pascaline', the mechanical calculator invented and manufactured by French scientist Blaise Pascal between 1642 and 1652. Pascaline made for French currency which once belonged to Louis Perrier, Pascal's nephew. The least significant denominations, sols and deniers, are on the right The machine is a rectangular brass box with a row of circular dials set into its top surface. Each dial has a central window displaying a numeral and is surrounded by a toothed wheel marked with digits. The wheels increase in size from right to left, reflecting the denomination system: the least significant units—sols and deniers—are on the right, with larger currency units to the left. Small metal tabs or spoked pointers allow the user to rotate each wheel, triggering the internal gear mechanism that performs addition (and limited subtraction). The front edge of the device shows slots and indicator openings related to the carry mechanism. From J. A. V. Turck (1921) Origin of Modern Calculating Machines, Western Society of Engineers, Chicago, USA, p.10, fig.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascaline#/media/File:Pascaline_calculator_front.png

Hello Mastodon, I used to post book reviews on the Meta plattforms, now I want to do the same here ^^

I just finished reading "In cautarea romanului perfect (searching for the perfect Romanian)" by Marius Turda. This is an overview of Romanian eugenic history from the 1880s to the 1950s. It was a tough read, firstly because of its academic structure, as well as the author listing one racist, ableist and eugenic statement after the other with very little criticism or disagreement. The vibe I got was that in regards to Roma people, Jews and other nations, the author completely disagrees with eugenic measures, when it comes to disabled people he isn't quite so sure anymore, maybe some of the measures or talking points were valid - I am sure they weren't. There are a lot of thoughts that still prevail in Romanian society today, and it's important to …

Photo of a book held in the left hand, on a bench in the park. It has a blue cover and the title is in Romanian: In cautarea romanului perfect. Specific national, degenerare rasiala si selectie sociala in Romania moderna. The author is Marius Turda and the publishing company is Polirom.

🚨VOY A CERRAR LA CUENTA DE MASTODON Y VUELVO A TWITTER🚨

Bien, ahora que tengo vuestra atención (😆), os cuento: he reunido varios relatos que he escrito a lo largo de los últimos años en un libro, que he tenido a bien llamar Trece. Y vosotres diréis, «oh, Carlos, ¿por qué has escogido ese título tan curioso?». Me alegra que me hagáis esa pregunta. Pues, además de por las connotaciones que tiene ese número, porque son trece relatos (me he quedado calvo, lo sé). Alguno de ellos es de terror, tanto sobrenatural como psicológico. Otros son sencillamente inquietantes, y otros son apenas microrrelatos que se me ocurrían sobre la marcha. Pero todos llevan un poquito de mí. En el siguiente toot os dejo la portada y la sinopsis para que tengáis más info.

Como siempre, este libro es completamente gratuito, y lo podéis descargar en epub a través del enlace …

103: War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy (1869) Intro

Genre: 19th Century, Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literature, Russia, Russian Literature, War

Book at a glance: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy follows Pierre Bezukhov, Prince Andrei, and Natasha Rostova as they navigate love, war, and destiny during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia.

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