Reflections On The Decline Of Science In England And On Some Of Its Causes - Softcover

Babbage, Charles

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9781162681672: Reflections On The Decline Of Science In England And On Some Of Its Causes

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ISBN 10: 1162681675 ISBN 13: 9781162681672

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

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Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century. In this influential 1830 work, he highlighted the neglect of science by government and the Royal Society. His concerns found favour with many, and the publication was instrumental in the founding of the British Association.

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Dr. Martin Campbell-Kelly is Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Warwick, Editor-in-Chief of the Charles Babbage Institute reprint series for the History of Computing, and editor of "Annals of the History of Computing".

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