Alternatively known as the Pascal’s Adder, Pascale, or Pascalene, Pascaline is a calculating machine developed and built by Blaise Pascal in 1642. The Pascaline was capable of mathematical operations, such as adding, subtracting, and carrying 10s, 100s, and 1000s.

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