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Pioneering British mathematician and mechanical engineer (1791–1871) whose Difference Engine and Analytical Engine are generally acknowledged as the first programmable computers. Uncommon paper by Charles Babbage entitled "On the Influence of Signs in Mathematical Reasoning," an extract from Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, as read on December 16, 1821. Disbound, 8.5 x 10.5, 53 pages. Babbage presents his views on the importance of symbolic notation in mathematical reasoning, demonstrating his breadth of understanding and clarity of thought. In fine condition.
