Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
By Charles Babbage.
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Chapter List-
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
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Chapter_3
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Chapter_4
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Preface
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Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
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Chapter_8
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Earliest Recollections
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Earliest Recollections
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Chapter_11
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Chapter_12
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Explanation of the Difference Engine
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Explanation of the Difference Engine
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Of the Mechanical Arrangements Necessary for Computing Tables by the Method of Differences
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Description of the Existing Portion of Difference EngineNo.1
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VI
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Chapter_18
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Chapter_19
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Chapter_20
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Circumstances Connected with the Exhibition of the Difference EngineNo.1 in the International Exhibition of 1862
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Circumstances Connected with the Exhibition of the Difference EngineNo.1 in the International Exhibition of 1862
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List of Mechanical Notations Proposed to Be Lent for the Exhibition
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Chapter_24
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Chapter_25
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The Thaumatrope
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The Thaumatrope
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Alexander Humboldt
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Alexander Humboldt
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Of the Bonaparte Family
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Chapter_31
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Baked in an Oven
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Baked in an Oven
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A Living Volcano
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Hot Springs
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Earthquakes
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Fire Damp
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Chapter_38
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Deciphering
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Deciphering
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Chapter_41
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Chapter_42
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Chapter_43
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XXII
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Dramatis Personæ
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Scenes,etc., Extracted
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ActI
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SceneI
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SceneIV
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SceneV
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SceneVI
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SceneVII
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SceneIX
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SceneX
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SceneXI
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ActII
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SceneI
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SceneIV
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SceneVI
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SceneVIII
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SceneXII
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Chapter_62
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Chapter_63
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Chapter_64
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Chapter_65
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Chapter_66
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Chapter_67
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Chapter_68
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Chapter_69
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XXXI
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XXXII
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On Preventing the Forgery of Banknotes
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An Émeute
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Letters of Credit
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The Speaker
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Ancient Music
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Of the Part Taken by the Author in the Formation of Various Scientific Societies
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Of the Part Taken by the Author in the Formation of Various Scientific Societies
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Calculus of Functions
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Political Economy
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Division of Labour
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Cost of Any Article
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Principles of Taxation
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Monopoly
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Miracles
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Of Glaciers
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Of Glaciers
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Of the Causes of the Transformation of Condensed Snow Into Transparent Ice
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Book and Parcel Post
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Submarine Navigation
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Difference Engine
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Explanation of the Cause of Magnetic and Electric Rotations
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Mechanical Notation
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Occulting Lights
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Night Signals
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Sun Signals
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Zenith-Light Signals
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Greenwich Time Signals
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Geological Theory of Isothermal Surfaces
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Games of Skill
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Problem of the Three Magnetic Bodies
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Registrar-General of Births, Deaths,etc.
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Registrar-General of Births, Deaths,etc.
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Commissioners of Railways
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XXXVI
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Conclusion
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Appendix
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Miracles
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Religion
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Addition to the Chapter on Railroads
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List ofMr.Babbage’s Printed Papers
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Endnotes