The court blocked La Pascaline, a 400-year-old calculating machine, from being exported from France.

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…

Move comes after French scientists issued urgent appeal to prevent La Pascaline from leaving the country

The court blocked La Pascaline, a 400-year-old calculating machine, from being exported from France.