A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer"
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer". His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is reset for today's reader.
Volume
4. Scientific and miscellaneous papers 1 I Barometrical
observations made at the Fall of the Staubbach, with J. F. W. Herschel (1822)
II Extracts from Scriptores optici, with F. Maseres, editors (1823) III
Observations on the measurement of heights by the barometer (1824) IV Rates
of The Protector Life Assurance Society (1824) V Account of the repetition of
M. Aragos experiments on the magnetism manifested by various substances
during the act of rotation, with J. F. W. Herschel (1825) VI On a new zenith
micrometer (1826) VII On electrical and magnetic rotations (1826) VIII
Diving-bell (1826) IX On the proportionate number of births of the two sexes
under different circumstances (1829) X Sur lemploi plus ou moins frequent
des memes lettres dans les differentes langues (1831) XI On the proportion of
letters occurring in various languages, translation XII To the electors of
the Borough of Finsbury (1832) XIII Mr Babbages address to the electors of
the Borough of Finsbury (1832) XIV A word to the wise (1833) XV Abstract of a
paper entitled Observations on the Temple of Serapis at Pozzuoli (1834) XVI
Letter decyphered by C. Babbage (1835) XVII Letter from Mr Babbage to the
members of the British Association for the Promotion of Science (1839) XVIII
Description of the boracic acid works of Tuscany (1843) XIX The Planet
Neptune and the Royal Astronomical Societys Medal (1847) XX Observations on
the Temple of Serapis at Pozzuoli near Naples (1847)
Charles Babbage, Martin Campbell-Kelly
