‘Observations on the notation employed in the calculus of functions,’ pp. 63-76 in: Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Vol. I, Part I. Read May 1, 1820.
Cambridge: University Press, 1821. First edition, journal issue in never-bound sheets, of Babbage’s first and most important paper on mathematical notation, which was essential for his major mathematical invention, the calculus of functions. Babbage’s preoccupation with systems of notation found its most important expression in the development of his symbolic..... More
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