In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, many mechanical calculators were developed, though with little success until the arrival of the arithmometer, a portable and reliable mechanical device that could add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers.
在17、18和19世纪,开发机械计器,但在则计器到来之前几乎都没有,则计器是一种便携式且可靠的机械装置,可以对数字进行加、减、乘和除。