
Title
Difference engine designed by Charles Babbage
Caption
Difference engine, an automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions, designed by Charles Babbage (1791-1871) an English polymath, mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer. Dated 19th Century
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A40_062
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (2,9Mb) / 13,4in x 17,4in / 4019 x 5218 (300dpi)