Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871 (mathematician)
Person
Biography
Charles Babbage (1791-1871), mathematician and scientist, studied at Trinity College and Peterhouse, Cambridge 1811-1814, and was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, 1828-1839. In addition to being a champion within the University of the 'continental notation' following Leibniz in the infinitesimal calculus, he was a pioneer of mechanical computation, designing but not completing his 'difference engines' and 'analytical engine', the latter being a conceptual forerunner of later programmable electronic devices.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Charles Babbage: Letter to Sir Francis Beaufort, 1842
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/39
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
1842
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library
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Miscellaneous Accessions
Fonds
Charles Babbage: mathematical and scientific notebooks and papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8705
Dates:
1806-1878 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Item
Letter from Maclear (Biggleswade) to Francis Baily , 2 September 1828
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15/29/2
Scope and Contents
Concerning methods of calculating longitudes and including mention of C. Babbage and T. Young. Annotated in red ink [by Baily].
Dates:
2 September 1828
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Fonds
Richard Mackenzie Bacon: correspondence and papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6239-6248
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield to R. M. Bacon and others
Dates:
1752-1844
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Sir George Gabriel Stokes: Miscellaneous Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7656
Scope and Contents
1. Correspondence The letters are divided into two main parts. The largest group of correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then chronologically within these sections. The remaining letters are arranged chronologically in the following subject groupings: LB1.1 to LB1.22 Letter book containing letters written to Stokes in 1846. LB2.1 to LB2.34 Letter book containing correspondence between Stokes and George Baden Powell in 1847 and 1848. RS1 to RS2415 Royal Society of...
Dates:
1830-1902 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
RESTRICTED - copy microfilm CM04928-CM05027 to be used
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Additional filters:
- ARCHON code (for CUL materials)
- Archives and MSS Dept. (GBR/0012) 4
- Royal Greenwich Observatory (GBR/0180) 1
- Type
- Collection 3
- Archival Object 2
- Subject
- Mathematics 2
- Examinations 1
- Lectures 1
- Optics 1
- Physics 1