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Charles Babbage

English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer

English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871)

Born	1791
Died	1871

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On the economy of machinery and manufactures

by Charles Babbage
First published in 1832 — 66 editions
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Reflections on the decline of science in England, and on some of its causes.

by Charles Babbage
First published in 1830 — 33 editions
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Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

by Charles Babbage
First published in 1864 — 26 editions

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Reflections on the Decline of Science in England

by Charles Babbage and Gerard Moll First published in 2018 — 12 editions

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The works of Charles Babbage

by Charles Babbage, Martin Campbell-Kelly, I. Bernard Cohen, Maxine Berg, Allan G. Bromley, and J. M. Dubbey First published in 1987 — 12 editions

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Works of Charles Babbage

by Charles Babbage First published in 1989 — 11 editions

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The ninth Bridgewater treatise.: A fragment.

by Charles Babbage
First published in 1837 — 8 editions
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Exposition Of 1851: Or, Views of the Industry, the Science, and the Government, of England

by Charles Babbage First published in 2012 — 7 editions

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Table of the logarithms of the natural numbers: from 1 to 108,000

by Charles Babbage First published in 1844 — 7 editions

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Ninth Bridgewater Treatise: Cambridge Librar Collection. Religion

by Charles Babbage First published in 1841 — 6 editions

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The Exposition of 1851.

by Charles Babbage First published in 1851 — 6 editions
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Exposition Of 1851: Or Views of the Industry, the Science and the Government of England

by Charles Babbage First published in 2013 — 5 editions

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Charles Babbage and his calculating engines

by Charles Babbage First published in 1834 — 4 editions

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On the economy of machinery and manufactures

by Charles Babbage First published in 1832 — 4 editions

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Examples of the Solutions of Functional Equations

by Charles Babbage First published in 1820 — 3 editions

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Table of the logarithms of the natural numbers from 1 to 108,000

by Charles Babbage First published in 1841 — 3 editions

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A comparative view of the various institutions for the assurance of lives.

by Charles Babbage First published in 1826 — 3 editions
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Table of logarithms of the natural numbers from 1 to 108000.

by Charles Babbage First published in 1827 — 3 editions

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Table of the logarithms of the natural numbers, from 1 to 108000.

by Charles Babbage First published in 1829 — 3 editions
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Examples of the solutions of functional equations

by Charles Babbage First published in 1820 — 3 editions
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English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871)

Born	1791
Died	1871

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OLID: OL463472A
GoodReads: 538773
ISNI: 0000000108645872
Library of Congress Names: n50031102
LibriVox: 13530
Project Gutenberg: 556
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): MILV013663
VIAF: 4963723
Wikidata: Q46633
Inventaire.io: wd:Q46633

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Babbage, Charles, 1792-1871.
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Charles Babbage 1832
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