As you might expect from its name, the "Difference Engine" is a strangely difficult object to describe. You might start by imagining the side of a large crib with uprights ringed by small metal wheels ...

Charles Babbage is widely recognized for inventing the first mechanical computer, the Difference Engine, in 1821. However, he never managed to build any of his many designs. Pehr-Georg Scheutz, a ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1840, the English mathematician ...

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Autograph letter signed, handwritten in black ink on unlined paper with a color printed letterhead and the word "Lundi." Charles Babbage KH FRS was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and ...