Modern instruments and methods of calculation : a handbook of the Napier Tercentenary Exhibition (1914)
Horsburg, E. M. (Ellice Martin), Napier Tercentenary Exhibition (1914 : Edinburgh, Scotalnd) · London : G. Bell · leaf 101
7 manufacturer of calculatingmachines is to reduce their size and weight without detriment to their stability … Fig. i. and efficiency. The new Glashiitter calculating machine Archimedes weighs only 7 kg., and works extremely smoothly and silently. In the accompanying diagram (fig. 2) the essential parts of the settingand the counting mechanism of the Archimedes are shown. First of all, inthe right-hand…
