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| Acknowledgements |
vii |
| A Note on the Value of Money in the Nineteenth Century |
x |
| Preface |
1 |
| Part I THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE |
| Chapter 1 |
The Tables Crisis |
9 |
| Chapter 2 |
A Personal Question |
32 |
| Chapter 3 |
Tragedy and Decline |
49 |
| Chapter 4 |
Miracles and Machines |
72 |
| Part II THE ANALYTICAL ENGINE |
| Chapter 5 |
Breakthrough |
91 |
| Chapter 6 |
Applause in Turin |
114 |
| Chapter 7 |
The Astronomer Royal Objects |
134 |
| Chapter 8 |
The Enchantress of Number |
155 |
| Chapter 9 |
Intrigues of Science |
172 |
| Chapter 10 |
Visionaries and Pragmatists |
193 |
| Chapter 11 |
Curtain Call |
210 |
| Part III A MODERN SEQUEL |
| Chapter 12 |
Here We Go Again |
221 |
| Chapter 13 |
The Trial Piece |
232 |
| Chapter 14 |
The Money |
252 |
| Chapter 15 |
The Deal |
269 |
| Chapter 16 |
The Build |
283 |
| Chapter 17 |
The 'Irascible Genius' Redeemed |
296 |
| Chapter 18 |
The Modern Legacy |
308 |
| Charles Babbage: Biographical Note |
319 |
| Bibliography |
321 |
| Credits |
332 |
| Index |
333 |