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94 Erwin Tomash Library Babbage, Henry Prevost Babbage, Henry Prevost Army. At Charles’ death, he took possession of all his father’s materials relating to the calculating engines and used them both to promote his father’s work and to construct a portion of the analytical engine. Henry Babbage reports that he had managed to assemble the mill (arithmetic unit) of his father’s analytical engine to the point where it would do simple calculations—in this case produce multiples of π. Also, in this work Henry explains his reasons for melting down the remaining portions of his father’s Difference Engine. This copy remains uncut, rendering the introductory material on the first page difficult to read. The plate shows the mill and the table of multiples. Illustrations available: Last two pages of text Plate of mill and table B 69 Babbage, Henry Prevost (1824–1925) On the mechanical arrangements of the Analytical Engine of the late Charles Babbage, F.R.S. In Report of the Fifty-Eighth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Held at Bath in September 1888. Year: 1889 Place: London Publisher: John Murray Edition: 1st Language: English Binding: contemporary buckram Pagination: pp. 616–617 Size: 215x138 mm Reference: Van S CBCP, #70; Babb CBLP, #71, #73; Ran ODC, p. 405 This is a brief report of the presentation made by Henry P. Babbage at the 1888 meeting of the British Association. The closing sentences are of interest: It may here be stated that a piece of machinery working to 29 places of figures, and embodying the anticipating carriage, was shown during the meeting to several who desired to see it. The anticipating carriage works perfectly, and was much admired by those who saw it. Illustrations available: None B 70 Babbage, Henry Prevost (1824–1925) Memoirs and correspondence of Major-General H. P. Babbage. Year: 1910 Place: London Publisher: W. Clowes Edition: 1st Language: English Figures: engraved portrait frontispiece Binding: original cloth boards; gilt spine Pagination: vii, [1], 264 Collation: A 4 B–R 8 S 4 Size: 214x135 mm Reference: DSB, v. 1, p. 356a The Mill, B 68 Charles Babbage’s son, Henry Prevost, was his intellectual heir. Having joined the Indian army, Henry’s language skills enabled him to pass examinations in some of the major Indian languages, thus securing him administrative positions, mainly in the Indian judicial system. Although many of his siblings had moved to Australia and other British colonies, Henry eventually retired to England with the rank of Major General and wrote his memoirs. His writing is not fluid, and much of the work seems to have been based upon short extracts from his diary. However, there are some well-written sections. For example, his description of service in India during the Great Indian Mutiny of 1857, notably the execution of forty men from his regiment by being blown away from guns on the parade ground at Peshawar. There is also a moving account of his father’s deathbed, the dying Charles tormented by the racket from organ grinders in the street, and another of the circumstances when, after attempting to assemble his father’s Difference Engine from the parts Clement had made, he finally recognized its futility and had most of the parts melted down.
Erwin Tomash Library Babbage, Henry Prevost Bachmann, Udalricum Illustrations available: Title page Frontispiece portrait of H.P. Babbage B 70 B 71 Babbage, Henry Prevost (1824–1925) [Charles Manby, editor] Scheutz’ difference engine and Babbage’s mechanical notation. In Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers with Abstracts of the Discussions, Vol. XV. Year: 1856 Place: London Publisher: Institution of Civil Engineers Edition: 1st Language: English Binding: three-quarter bound over marbled paper boards; gilt spine Pagination: pp. 497–514 Size: 207x125 mm Reference: DSB, v. 1, p. 356a Manby, the editor of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, reports on a presentation given at one of their meetings by Charles Babbage and his son, Henry P. Babbage. They first described the Scheutz Difference Engine, and Charles praised many aspects of the machine, noting that they differed completely from his own. This was followed by a presentation on the notation Babbage Sr. had developed for detailing movements in complex Henry Prevost Babbage, B 70 mechanical devices, and parts of the Scheutz engine were explained using this form of notation. Unfortunately, the charts used during the presentation are not preserved as part of Manby’s report. Illustrations available: First page Babbage, Henry Prevost (1824–1925) See Babbage, Charles; Works of Charles Babbage M.A. F.R.S. &c [A collection of seventeen items by and about Babbage] — On mechanical notation, as exemplified in the Swedish calculating machine of Messrs. Scheütz. B 72 Bachmann, Udalricum Neues Creuz-Rechen-Buchlein, Dergleichen niemalen in Druck aussgegangen. In welchem unterschiedlich aussgegangne Tarriffae Rechen-Buchlein, so von Kauffen und Verkauffen, auch anderen Zinsen, Besoldungen, und Hauss-Rechnungen handlen, um vil vermehrt, und gebessert zu finden. Year: 1693 Place: Augsburg Publisher: Jacob Koppmayer Edition: 1st Language: German Figures: engraved frontispiece Binding: tall, narrow, quarter-bound leather Pagination: ff. [190] Collation: ][ 10 A–2Q 4 2T–2Z 4 3A 4 Size: 198x80 mm Reference: Bru MLAL 95
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