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'National treasure': Christie's suspends sale of Blaise Pascal's 17th century calculating machine

The sale of an ancient arithmetic machine known as the 'Pascaline' has been suspended after a French administrative court blocked its export. Leading auction house Christie's decided to call off its ...
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Paris Auction Of World's 1st Calculator Developed By Blaise Pascal Suspended

Christie's said Wednesday it was suspending the Paris auction of one of just a handful of examples of the world's first calculating machine, developed by French mathematician and inventor Blaise ...
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Pascal Adding Machine Section (Replica)

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. As a youth, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) ...
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Christie’s suspends Paris sale of world’s ‘first calculator’ developed by Blaise Pascal

Christie’s said on Wednesday it was suspending the Paris auction of one of just a handful of examples of the world’s first calculating machine, developed by French mathematician and inventor Blaise ...