Printing & Information Machines
Difference engine
A difference engine calculates tables through repeated additions using the method of finite differences. Charles Babbage's designs linked arithmetic mechanisms with the goal of reducing errors in printed mathematical tables.
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A difference engine calculates tables through repeated additions using the method of finite differences. Charles Babbage's designs linked arithmetic mechanisms with the goal of reducing errors in printed mathematical tables.
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Image: Babbage_Difference_Engine.jpg
Creator: User:geni
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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