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On this day in 1822 Charles Babbage proposed his 'difference engine' to the royal astronomical society. His designs worked, as was shown conclusively by the science museum when they finally constructed the machine, and had it been made in 1822 it would have been the worlds first working calculator/computer... Who knows what that might have led to?
And now the news:
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- Rare Scilly Bee Spotted On St Martin’s
- Fund gives Dh2m to study rare species
- New species of bird identified in Colombia
- New home created for one of UK’s most endangered b...
- Bahamas shark station comes under attack - but the...
- Two new species of frog identified in Australia
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One of Babbage's difference engines in action:
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