The auction for the calculator developed in 1642 by mathematician Blaise Pascal, which was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, was suspended after a Paris court revoked the export authorization for the item, preventing buyers from taking it abroad.

Christie’s suspends the auction of Pascal’s 1642 calculator, pending a court decision on export authorization.

The auction for the calculator developed in 1642 by mathematician Blaise Pascal, which was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, was suspended after a Paris court revoked the export…