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Quikscript (also known as the Read Alphabet [1] and Second Shaw) is an alphabet which is intended as a replacement for traditional English orthography with the Latin alphabet. It is a compact phonemic orthography , designed to be comfortably and quickly written.
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]
A partially disassembled Curta calculator, showing the digit slides and the stepped drum behind them Curta Type I calculator, top view Curta Type I calculator, bottom view. The Curta is a hand-held mechanical calculator designed by Curt Herzstark. [1] It is known for its extremely compact design: a small cylinder that fits in the palm of the hand.
Skimming is a process of speed reading that involves visually searching the sentences of a page for clues to the main idea or when reading an essay, it can mean reading the beginning and ending for summary information, then optionally the first sentence of each paragraph to quickly determine whether to seek still more detail, as determined by the questions or purpose of the reading.
From November 2010 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Charles E. McMahen joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 17.0 percent return on your investment, compared to a 20.4 percent return from the S&P 500.
Stocks tumbled on Friday as the post-election rally fizzled and investors fretted over the path of interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Averag e lost 305.87 points, or 0.70%, to end at 43,444. ...
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Jacquelyn Ward joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -15.9 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
IBM 604 Electronic Calculator at NEMO national science museum in Amsterdam. Note plugboard control panel used to program the 604, at bottom.. The IBM 604 Electronic Calculating Punch was the world's first mass-produced electronic calculator along with its predecessor the IBM 603. [1]