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Parts of Difference Engine, by Charles Babbage, c. 1822-30

Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	94229
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Persons:	Charles Babbage
Date Created:
Place Created:	London England United Kingdom Europe
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Brief Description:	Main assembly on a wooden board, with 12 loose components. With glass dome. According to Denis Roegel, this assembly contains elements belonging to Babbage's first prototype, unlike the other fragments (London, Cambridge, etc.). See "Anecdotes: Prototype Fragments from Babbage's First Difference Engine," IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 70-75, April-June 2009, doi:10.1109/MAHC.2009.31
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Provenance:	Presented by Miss E. M. Buxton in 1994, along with the Buxton Collection of Babbage's manuscripts. Originally lent by the executors of L. H. Dudley Buxton in 1939. Given to Buxton's grandfather Harry Wilmot Buxton by Babbage.
Collection Group:	Buxton Collection
Narratives Babbage's difference engine Babbage Difference Engine provenance Changes to Inventory Record Inventory no. 94229 - Former Display Label Inventory no. 94229 - Former Display Label Special Exhibition Label: 'Geek is Good' (15 May - 2 November 2014)

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Loose Components

Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	94229
Object Type:
Persons:	Charles Babbage
Date Created:	c. 1830
Place Created:	London England United Kingdom Europe
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Brief Description:	Six loose components not on display
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Provenance:
Collection Group:	Buxton Collection
Narratives Babbage's difference engine Babbage Difference Engine provenance Changes to Inventory Record Inventory no. 94229 - Former Display Label Inventory no. 94229 - Former Display Label Special Exhibition Label: 'Geek is Good' (15 May - 2 November 2014)

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Glass Dome for Parts of Difference Engine, by Charles Babbage, c. 1822-30

Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	94229
Object Type:
Persons:	Charles Babbage
Date Created:
Place Created:	London England United Kingdom Europe
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Brief Description:	Large, wide glass dome topped with a solid glass ball.
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Provenance:
Collection Group:	Buxton Collection
Narratives Babbage's difference engine Babbage Difference Engine provenance Changes to Inventory Record Inventory no. 94229 - Former Display Label Inventory no. 94229 - Former Display Label Special Exhibition Label: 'Geek is Good' (15 May - 2 November 2014)

Permalink: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/object/inv/94229