Sheets, Attempt of a History of Calculating Machines
date: label: date made
content: 1804
name: label: maker
content: Bischoff, Johann Paul
notes: label: Description
content: This typescript is a translation from German of part of an 1804 book (or manuscript) by the Bavarian Johann Paul Bischoff. His title was <I>Versuch einer Geschichte der Rechenmaschine</I> (<I>Attempt of a History of Calculating Machines</I>). The document is from the library of Felt & Tarrant.
label: Description
content: For related accessions see 305775 and 250163.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Bavaria, Ansbach
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Calculating Machines
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Victor Comptometer Corporation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.3107.03
label: nonaccession number
content: 1991.3107
label: catalog number
content: 1991.3107.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sheets, Set Of
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .5 cm x 22 cm x 28.5 cm; 3/16 in x 8 21/32 in x 11 7/32 in