Photo entitled 'Babbage's Analytical Engine'

PART OF:: Photo album entitled 'Photographs W. G.'

Made:: 1876-1923

maker:: South Kensington Museum

A photograph of Science Museum object 1878-3 with a caption that reads 'S.M.51 Babbage's Analytical Engine. This shows a portion of the analytical engine commenced in 1834 by Charles Babbage, with the object of calculating the numerical value or values of any formula or function of which the mathematician can indicate the method of solution, and printing the results. (see "Babbage's Calculating Engines" published by Spon, 1889) E.12 - 1905 (1878) Presented by Major-Gen H.P. Babbage.'

Details

Extent:: 1 photograph

Identifier:: CORP/SCM/Z/111/42/070

Access:: Open access

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