The Works of Charles Babbage Vol 9
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 1989
Book
Hardback
148 pages
978-1-138-76378-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Postgraduate
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-76378-4 (9781138763784)
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Charles Babbage | Martin Campbell-Kelly
The Works of Charles Babbage Vol 9
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Charles Babbage | Martin Campbell-Kelly
The Works of Charles Babbage Vol 9
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Routledge
€73.99
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Persons
Charles Babbage, Martin Campbell-Kelly
Content
Volume 9. The ninth Bridgewater treatise Introduction, Advertisement, Postscript, Preface, Chapter I: Nature of the argument Chapter II: Argument in favour of design from the changing of laws in natural events Chapter III: Argument to show that the doctrines in the preceding chapter do not lead to fatalism Chapter IV: On the account of the Creation in the first chapter of Genesis Chapter V: Further view of the same subject Chapter VI: Of the desire of immortality Chapter VII: On time Chapter VIII: Argument from laws intermitting - on the nature of miracles Chapter IX: On the permanent impression of our words and actions on the globe we inhabit Chapter X : On Hume's argument against miracles Chapter XI: Reflections on the enquiry in the preceding chapter Chapter X II: On the nature of a superintending providence Chapter XIII: A priori argument in favour of the occurrence of miracles Chapter XIV: Thoughts on the nature of future punishments Chapter XV: Reflections on free will, Conclusion