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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