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  2. Stepped reckoner - Wikipedia

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    The stepped reckoner or Leibniz calculator was a mechanical calculator invented by the German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (started in 1673, when he presented a wooden model to the Royal Society of London [2] and completed in 1694). [1] The name comes from the translation of the German term for its operating mechanism, Staffelwalze ...

  3. Inception - Wikipedia

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    Inception was re-released in theaters for its tenth anniversary, starting on August 12, 2020, in international markets and on August 21 in the U.S. [93] The re-release was originally announced by Warner Bros. in June 2020 and scheduled for July 17, 2020, taking the original release date for Nolan's upcoming film Tenet after its delay to July 31 ...

  4. Dating creation - Wikipedia

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    Creation of the Earth. Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677) Dating creation is the attempt to provide an estimate of the age of Earth or the age of the universe as understood through the creation myths of various religious traditions. Various traditional beliefs hold that the Earth, or the entire universe, was brought into being in a grand creation ...

  5. Finite risk insurance - Wikipedia

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    Finite risk insurance is the term applied within the insurance industry to describe an alternative risk transfer product that is typically a multi-year insurance contract where the insurer bears limited underwriting, credit, investment and timing risk. [1] [2] The effect is similar to self-insurance by the insured as they will pay the whole ...

  6. Charles Babbage - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 September 2024. English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871) "Babbage" redirects here. For other uses, see Babbage (disambiguation). Charles Babbage KH FRS Babbage in 1860 Born (1791-12-26) 26 December 1791 London, England Died 18 October 1871 (1871-10-18) (aged 79) Marylebone ...

  7. History of calendars - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] For both Christians and Jews, the prime historical date was the Year of Creation, or Annus Mundi. [46] The Eastern Orthodox Church fixed the date of Creation at 5509 BC. [46] This remained the basis of the ecclesiastical calendar in the Greek and Russian Orthodox world until modern times. [46] The Coptic Church fixed on 5500 BC.

  8. History of computing hardware - Wikipedia

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    e. The history of computing hardware covers the developments from early simple devices to aid calculation to modern day computers. The first aids to computation were purely mechanical devices which required the operator to set up the initial values of an elementary arithmetic operation, then manipulate the device to obtain the result.

  9. Milestones: A look back at AOL's 35 year history as an ...

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    Since its inception in 1985, ... AOL continues to serve millions of users each day, keeping them connected with email and up to date with news and more. Show comments. Advertisement.