Punch,  37 (1859), 242.

The Calculator's Assistant

Anon

Genre:

Announcement, Spoof

Subjects:

Mathematics, Music, Invention, Cultural Geography


    Explains that this invention is a 'musical instrument' which helps 'a dirty and verminous foreigner' undertake 'abstruse mathematical calculations' and is therefore recommended to Charles Babbage.



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