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Boys, C(harles) V(ernon).
A New Analytical Engine. SS. 14-15. In Nature 81. Vol. 81.

London, Macmillan, 1909. - (26,5 x 19 cm). XLIII, 540 S. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Pappband der Zeit.

Erste Ausgabe der Beschreibung von Ludgates Rechenmaschine, die auf einem Multiplikationsalgorithmus basiert. - "A great experimenter himself, Wilson also said of Boys: 'His delight was in designing, constructing and manipulating apparatus for physical measurements of the highest accuracy, and in overcoming experimental difficulties which to most would have seemed insuperable. He was a really great experimenter, and his methods of working were original and often unconventional'" (DSB 15, 59). - Titel verso gestempelt. Einband leicht berieben und etwas bestoßen, sonst gut erhalten


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