Title
Napier's Bones, original setCatalog Number
102622601Type
Still ImageDescription
Black and white image of original set of Napier's Bones from Computer History Museum's collection.Verso paper label: "Pictured is an original set of Napier's Bones, a palm-sized calculator designed by John Napier in 1617. It is one of hundreds of classic artifacts at the Computer Museum, Boston, Mass., that chronicles the history of computing from the abacus to the silicon chip."
Publisher
Computer History MuseumPlace of Publication
Boston, MA, USDimensions
overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 inCategory
PhotographCredit
Courtesy of Gwen BellLot Number
X7413.2015Related Records
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