Schickard, W.

Japanese: Schickerd,W.(英語表記)SchickerdW
Schickard, W.

...This machine was used to perform multiplication and division by lining up sticks with multiplication tables broken down and written on them, and was widely used for practical purposes. Later, around 1823, W. Schickard of Germany attempted to create a prototype calculating machine that combined Napier's multiplication and division mechanism with an addition and subtraction mechanism using gears. This machine has now been restored.

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Japanese:

…これは,九九の表を分解記入した棒を並べて,乗除算を行うものであって,実用的に広く使われたという。その後,23年ころ,ドイツのシッケルトW.Schickerdは,ネーピアの計算棒による乗除算機構と歯車による加減算機構とを組み込んだ計算機械を試作しようとした。この機械は現在,復元されている。…

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