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Endless Spindle - Front view

Torres Quevedo Museum

Torres Quevedo Museum
Madrid, Spain

Mechanical system that allows expresing the relation y=log(10x + 1). It solved mechanically the difficulty of adding logarithms for solving algebraic equations. It was a very modern machine in its time, but nonetheless it was marketed in France.

Front view of the spindle.

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  • Title: Endless Spindle - Front view
  • Provenance: Leonardo Torres Quevedo donation. Originating from the Laboratory of Automation in 1928.
  • Type: Mechanical device
  • Medium: Bronze, steel
Torres Quevedo Museum

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