Babbage's Calculating Engines Being a Collection of Papers Relating to them; their History and Construction
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- 1 Statement of the circumstances attending the invention and construction of Mr. Babbage's Calculating Engines. From the “Philosophical Magazine,” September, 1843, p. 235
- 2 Article xxix., from Scientific Memoirs, vol. iii., p. 666
- 3 Babbage's Calculating Engine. From the “Edinburgh Review,” July, 1834, No. cxx.
- 4 Excerpt from “Passages from the Life of a Philosopher”:—
- 5 Note on the Application of Machinery to the Computation of Astronomical and Mathematical Tables
- 6 A letter to Sir Humphry Davy, Bart., President of the Royal Society, from Charles Babbage, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., on the Application of Machinery to the Calculating and Printing Mathematical Tables
- 7 On the Theoretical Principles of the Machinery for Calculating Tables
- 8 Observations on the Application of Machinery to the Computation of Mathematical Tables
- 9 Address of Henry Thomas Colebrooke, Esq., F.R.S., President of the Astronomical Society of London, on presenting the Gold Medal to Charles Babbage, Esq., F.R.S.
- 10 On Mr. Babbage's new machine, for Calculating and Printing Mathematical Tables
- 11 Minutes of the Council of the Royal Society, relating to the Report of the Committee on Mr. Babbage's Calculating Machine
- 12 Report of the Committee appointed by the Council of the Royal Society to consider the subject referred to in Mr. Stewart's Letter relative to Mr. Babbage's Calculating Engine, and to Report thereon
- 13 On a method of Expressing by Signs, the Action of Machinery
- 14 Laws of Mechanical Notation
- 15 Mechanical Notation, exemplified on the Swedish Calculating Machine
- 16 Scheutz's Difference Engine, and Babbage's Mechanical Notation
- 17 Sur la Machine Suédoise, de Messrs. Scheutz, pour calculer les Tables Mathématiques, par M. Charles Babbage. Extrait des Comptes-rendus des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences
- 18 Observations addressed at the last Anniversary to the President and Fellows of the Royal Society, after the delivery of the Medals
- 19 Letter of General Menabrea, to the Editor of Cosmos
- 20 Report of a Committee appointed by the Council of the Royal Society to examine the Calculating-Engine of M. Scheutz
- 21 Institution of Civil Engineers. Messrs. Scheutz's Calculating Machine was exhibited in the Library
- 22 Institution of Civil Engineers. A volume of Logarithms calculated and stereo-moulded
- 23 Analytical-Engine.—Catalogue of 386 Notations
- 24 Classed Catalogue of the Notations of the Analytical-Engine
- 25 Catalogue of the Drawings of the Analytical-Engine
- 26 List of other Drawings of the Analytical-Engine
- 27 List of Scribbling Books
- 28 Part of Chapter XIX. Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
- 29 Excerpt from the Ninth Bridgewater Treatise
- 30 Excerpt from the Exposition of 1851
- 31 Proceedings of the British Association, 1878
- 32 Proceedings of the British Association, 1888
- 33 Conclusion
- LIST OF MR. BABBAGE'S PRINTED PAPERS
- Plate section
21 - Institution of Civil Engineers. Messrs. Scheutz's Calculating Machine was exhibited in the Library
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- 1 Statement of the circumstances attending the invention and construction of Mr. Babbage's Calculating Engines. From the “Philosophical Magazine,” September, 1843, p. 235
- 2 Article xxix., from Scientific Memoirs, vol. iii., p. 666
- 3 Babbage's Calculating Engine. From the “Edinburgh Review,” July, 1834, No. cxx.
- 4 Excerpt from “Passages from the Life of a Philosopher”:—
- 5 Note on the Application of Machinery to the Computation of Astronomical and Mathematical Tables
- 6 A letter to Sir Humphry Davy, Bart., President of the Royal Society, from Charles Babbage, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., on the Application of Machinery to the Calculating and Printing Mathematical Tables
- 7 On the Theoretical Principles of the Machinery for Calculating Tables
- 8 Observations on the Application of Machinery to the Computation of Mathematical Tables
- 9 Address of Henry Thomas Colebrooke, Esq., F.R.S., President of the Astronomical Society of London, on presenting the Gold Medal to Charles Babbage, Esq., F.R.S.
- 10 On Mr. Babbage's new machine, for Calculating and Printing Mathematical Tables
- 11 Minutes of the Council of the Royal Society, relating to the Report of the Committee on Mr. Babbage's Calculating Machine
- 12 Report of the Committee appointed by the Council of the Royal Society to consider the subject referred to in Mr. Stewart's Letter relative to Mr. Babbage's Calculating Engine, and to Report thereon
- 13 On a method of Expressing by Signs, the Action of Machinery
- 14 Laws of Mechanical Notation
- 15 Mechanical Notation, exemplified on the Swedish Calculating Machine
- 16 Scheutz's Difference Engine, and Babbage's Mechanical Notation
- 17 Sur la Machine Suédoise, de Messrs. Scheutz, pour calculer les Tables Mathématiques, par M. Charles Babbage. Extrait des Comptes-rendus des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences
- 18 Observations addressed at the last Anniversary to the President and Fellows of the Royal Society, after the delivery of the Medals
- 19 Letter of General Menabrea, to the Editor of Cosmos
- 20 Report of a Committee appointed by the Council of the Royal Society to examine the Calculating-Engine of M. Scheutz
- 21 Institution of Civil Engineers. Messrs. Scheutz's Calculating Machine was exhibited in the Library
- 22 Institution of Civil Engineers. A volume of Logarithms calculated and stereo-moulded
- 23 Analytical-Engine.—Catalogue of 386 Notations
- 24 Classed Catalogue of the Notations of the Analytical-Engine
- 25 Catalogue of the Drawings of the Analytical-Engine
- 26 List of other Drawings of the Analytical-Engine
- 27 List of Scribbling Books
- 28 Part of Chapter XIX. Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
- 29 Excerpt from the Ninth Bridgewater Treatise
- 30 Excerpt from the Exposition of 1851
- 31 Proceedings of the British Association, 1878
- 32 Proceedings of the British Association, 1888
- 33 Conclusion
- LIST OF MR. BABBAGE'S PRINTED PAPERS
- Plate section
Summary
After the Meeting of January 27th, Messrs. Scheutz's Calculating Machine was exhibited in the Library, and was explained by Mr. Babbage and Mr. G-ravatt, M. Inst. C.E. There was also shown a portion of a table of logarithms, which had been calculated, composed, and printed entirely by its aid, and without the use of types. It was estimated that these compound operations could be accomplished in less than half the time which a compositor would take to set the types; and at the same time all liability of error was avoided. The machine had been recently purchased by Mr. John F. Eathbone, of Albany, U.S., for presentation to the Dudley Observatory, U.S. America.
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- Babbage's Calculating EnginesBeing a Collection of Papers Relating to them; their History and Construction, pp. 270Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1889