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A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"

By the end of the eighteenth century, British mathematics had been stuck in a rut for a hundred years. Calculus was still taught in the style of Newton, with no recognition of the great advances made in continental Europe. The examination system at Cambridge even mandated the use of Newtonian notation. As discontented undergraduates, Charles Babbage (1791-1871) and John Herschel (1792-1871) formed the Analytical Society in 1811. The group, including William Whewell and George Peacock, sought to promote the new continental mathematics. Babbage's preface to the present work, first published in 1813, may be considered the movement's manifesto. He provided the first paper here, and Herschel the two others. Although the group was relatively short-lived, its ideas took root as its erstwhile members rose to prominence. As the society's sole publication, this remains a significant text in the history of British mathematics.

Charles Babbage (1791-1871), one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century, published this defence of his ideas at the time of the Great Exhibition in 1851. He analyses critically factors that affect scientific and technical progress, arguing that government should recognise and support scientific advances with conviction.

The mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century. In this influential 1830 publication, he criticises the continued failure of government to support science and scientists. In addition, he identifies the weaknesses of the then existing scientific societies, saving his most caustic remarks for the Royal Society. Asserting that the societies were operated largely by small groups of amateurs possessing only superficial interest and knowledge of science, Babbage explores the importance of the relationships between science, technology and society. Exposing the absence of a true scientific culture, he states, 'The pursuit of science does not, in England, constitute a distinct profession, as it does in other countries.' These concerns found favour with many, influencing reforms of the Royal Society and leading to the founding of the British Association.

Originally published in 1820, this is an early work by the renowned mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage (1791-1871). The text was written to provide mathematical students with an accessible introduction to functional equations, an area that had been previously absent from elementary mathematical literature.

The mathematician and engineer Charles Babbage (1791-1871) is best remembered for his 'calculating machines', which are considered the forerunner of modern computers. Over the course of his life he wrote a number of books based on his scientific investigations, but in this volume, published in 1864, Babbage writes in a more personal vein. He points out at the beginning of the work that it 'does not aspire to the name of autobiography', though the chapters sketch out the contours of his life, beginning with his family, his childhood and formative years studying at Cambridge, and moving through various episodes in his scientific career. However, the work also diverges into his observations on other topics, as indicated by chapter titles such as 'Street Nuisances' and 'Wit'. Babbage's colourful recollections give an intimate portrait of the life of one of Britain's most influential inventors.

Charles Babbage was a key figure of a great era of British history. Best remembered for his pioneering Difference and Analytical Engines, forerunners of the modern computer, Babbage was also an active reformer of science and society.