Campbell-Kelly, Martin (1987) Charles Babbage's table of logarithms (1827). University of Warwick. Department of Computer Science. (Department of Computer Science research report). (Unpublished)
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Abstract
In 1827 Charles Babbage published his Table of logarithms of the natural numbers, from 1 to 108,000. His logarithms were generally considered to be the most accurate of his day and were reprinted on numerous occasions, well into the twentieth century. This paper describes Babbage's motivation for producing the tables, and the measures taken to ensure their accuracy. An assessment is given of Babbage's contribution to the art of table making.
| Item Type: | Report |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871, Logarithms -- History -- 19th century |
| Series Name: | Department of Computer Science research report |
| Publisher: | University of Warwick. Department of Computer Science |
| Official Date: | September 1987 |
| Dates: | Date Event September 1987 Completion |
| Number: | Number 106 |
| Number of Pages: | 15 |
| DOI: | CS-RR-106 |
| Institution: | University of Warwick |
| Theses Department: | Department of Computer Science |
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Unpublished |
| Re-use Statement: | M. Campbell-Kelly, “Charles Babbage's Table of Logarithms (1827)”, <i>Annals of the History of Computing</i> <b>10</b>, pp. 159-169 (1988) |
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| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/60802/ |
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