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Charles Babbage Institute Reprint Series For The History Of Computing - 11: Le Calcul Simplifié

Graphical And Mechanical Methods For Simplifying Calculation (Charles Babbage Institute Reprint)

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This first translation of d'Ocagne's Le Calcul SimplifiE makes a classic work on the early art of computation available to historians of computer science.In the days before the sophisticated mechanical esk calculator and the later electronic devices, d'Ocagne's nomograms were highly regarded methods for performing calculations. This first translation of d'Ocagne's Le Calcul Simplifi' makes a classic work on the early art of computation available to historians of computer science. Le Calcul Simplifi', first published in the early 1890s, is volume 11 in the Charles Babbage Institute Reprint Series.

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Charles Babbage Institute Reprint Series For The History Of Computing - 11: Le Calcul Simplifié, Maurice d'Ocagne

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1986
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Title
Charles Babbage Institute Reprint Series For The History Of Computing - 11: Le Calcul Simplifié
Subtitle
Graphical And Mechanical Methods For Simplifying Calculation (Charles Babbage Institute Reprint)
Language
English
Publisher
The MIT press
Released
1986
Format
Hardcover
Pages
275
ISBN10
0262150328
ISBN13
9780262150323
Series
Description
This first translation of d'Ocagne's Le Calcul SimplifiE makes a classic work on the early art of computation available to historians of computer science.In the days before the sophisticated mechanical esk calculator and the later electronic devices, d'Ocagne's nomograms were highly regarded methods for performing calculations. This first translation of d'Ocagne's Le Calcul Simplifi' makes a classic work on the early art of computation available to historians of computer science. Le Calcul Simplifi', first published in the early 1890s, is volume 11 in the Charles Babbage Institute Reprint Series.