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INAUDI, JACQUES (1867- )

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Originally appearing in Volume V14, Page 348 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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INAUDI, JACQUES (1867- ) , See also:Italian calculating See also:prodigy, was See also:born at Onorato, See also:Piedmont, on the 15th of See also:October 1867. When between seven and eight years old, at which See also:time he was employed in herding See also:sheep, he already exhibited an extraordinary aptitude for See also:mental calculation. His See also:powers attracted the See also:notice of various showmen, and he commenced to give exhibitions. He was carefully examined by leading See also:French scientists, including See also:Charcot, from the physiological, psychological and mathematical point of view. The See also:secret of his arithmetical powers appeared to reside in his extraordinary memory, improved by continuous practice. It appeared to depend upon See also:hearing rather than sight, more remarkable results being achieved when figures were read out than when they were written.

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