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Which counting and calculating tool was used in Babylonia as early as 2400 BC?
Which counting and calculating tool was used in Babylonia as early as 2400 BC?
- Napier’s Bones/Rods
- Schickard’s Calculator
- Slide Rule
- Abacus (correct)
Which logarithm allows multiplication to be performed via addition?
Which logarithm allows multiplication to be performed via addition?
- Schickard’s Calculator
- Napier’s Bones/Rods (correct)
- Slide Rule
- Abacus
Who built mankind's first automatic calculator in 1623?
Who built mankind's first automatic calculator in 1623?
- Slide Rule
- Napier’s Bones/Rods
- Abacus
- Schickard’s Calculator (correct)
Which computing device was primarily used for multiplication and division?
Which computing device was primarily used for multiplication and division?
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Which counting and calculating tool was made of a wooden frame with rods along which beads are moved?
Which counting and calculating tool was made of a wooden frame with rods along which beads are moved?
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