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BABBAGE, Charles (1791-1871).

An encyclopedia entry for British mathematician and philosopher Charles Babbage is presented. He was born on December 26, 1791 in London, England, and died there on October 18, 1871. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, then transferred to Peterhouse College, where he graduated first in his cla...

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Published in:Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy Vol. 1; pp. 182 - 187
Main Author: Chávez-Arvizo, Enrique
Format: Reference Entry
Published: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2006
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Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
Mathematicians
Philosophers
Bachelor of arts degree
Calculators
Inventions
England
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost