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Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes
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Charles Babbage critiques the state of scientific institutions in England, arguing that societies like the Royal Society failed to support research and reward genuine achievement. It suits historians of science and readers interested in the organisation and funding of nineteenth-century British research.
Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.
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