Project Gutenberg 2023-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 271 Babbage, Charles 1791 1871 The calculating engine $aUnited Kingdom :$bAdam and Charles Black, $c1834. Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library) "The Calculating Engine" by Charles Babbage is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This groundbreaking work discusses Babbage's innovative concept of a mechanical calculating machine intended to automate complex calculations and produce error-free numerical tables. It offers insight into the design, principles, and societal implications of his invention, positioning it as a transformative tool for both science and technology. The opening of the text establishes a context for Babbage's ambitious project, highlighting his intellectual stature and the significance of his work. It elaborates on the current state of mathematical tables, addressing the widespread inaccuracies in manually computed data and the urgent need for a reliable mechanism capable of producing precise calculations. Babbage argues for the immense utility of such machinery in various fields, particularly astronomy and navigation, and outlines the innovative mechanical principles behind his calculating engine. Through detailed descriptions, he aims to clarify the machine's design and capabilities, setting the stage for its eventual realization and the profound impact it could have on computation and information dissemination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000530182 20230702035807babbage 1834 gb Reading ease score: 35.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Calculators QA Text Category: Science - Physics Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Mathematics 213920 2025-06-28T08:28:33.077812 text/html 190057 2023-12-10T07:33:19 text/html 1380940 2025-06-28T08:28:38.535799 application/epub+zip 1383849 2025-06-28T08:28:35.068755 application/epub+zip 138958 2025-06-28T08:28:33.826799 application/epub+zip 1524117 2025-06-28T08:28:40.943766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1513324 2025-06-28T08:28:37.731744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188641 2025-06-28T08:28:32.546788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168808 2023-12-10T08:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15596 2025-06-28T08:28:41.073723 application/rdf+xml 13736 2025-06-28T08:28:34.323770 image/jpeg 3800 2025-06-28T08:28:34.072758 image/jpeg 1352259 2025-06-28T08:28:33.119784 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia