Mr. Babbage's invention: Copies of the Correspondence between the Lord's Commissioners of his Majesty's treasury and the President and Council of the Royal Society, Relative to an Invention of Mr. Babbage. London: House of Commons, May 22, 1823. — BABBAGE, CHARLES. 1791-1871.

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Sale: Bonhams — History of Science and Technology, New York · 4 December 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-829626
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Babbage, Charles. 1791-1871., Mr. Babbage's invention: Copies of the Correspondence between the Lord's Commissioners of his Majesty's treasury and the President and Council of the Royal Society, Relative to an Invention of Mr. Babbage. London: House of Commons, May 22, 1823. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2019, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-829626.

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Babbage, Charles. 1791-1871., Mr. Babbage's invention: Copies of the Correspondence between the Lord's Commissioners of his Majesty's treasury and the President and Council of the Royal Society, Relative to an Invention of Mr. Babbage. London: House of Commons, May 22, 1823. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2019, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-829626.

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