Slow, error-prone calculations by hand were unavoidable in the early 19th century, yet even small mistakes could ruin the ...
Introduction -- Carrying tens : Pascal, Morland, and the challenge of machine calculation -- First carry ; Babbage and Clement mechanize table making -- Artisans and their philosophers : Leibniz and ...
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