But these machines were by no means the first calculators, and [What Will Makes] shows us in detail the workings of a mechanical calculator. His machine is beautifully made with gears hand-cut ...

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While you won’t be able to use Sci-Calc on a standardized test, this classy calculator will let you do some pretty cool things while clacking on its mechanical choc switches. Is it a calculator?