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Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes. By Charles Babbage, ...
Author: Charles BabbageReflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes
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Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes
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Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes
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Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes
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It cannot have escaped the attention of those, whose acquirements enable them to judge, and who have had opportunities of examining the state of science in other countries, that in England, particularly with respect to the more difficult and abstract sciences, we are much below other nations, not merely of equal rank, but below several even of inferior power. That a country, eminently distinguished for its mechanical and manufacturing ingenuity, should be indifferent to the progress of inquiries which form the highest departments of that knowledge on whose more elementary truths its wealth and rank depend, is a fact which is well deserving the attention of those who shall inquire into the causes that influence the progress of nations.
Reflections of the Decline of Science in England
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Extract: PREFACE. Of the causes which have induced me to print this volume I have little to say; my own opinion is, that it will ultimately do some service to science, and without that belief I would not have undertaken so thankless a task. That it is too true not to make enemies, is an opinion in which I concur with several of my friends, although I should hope that what I have written will not give just reason for the permanence of such feelings. On one point I shall speak decidedly, it is not connected in any degree with the calculating machine on which I have been engaged; the causes which have led to it have been long operating, and would have produced this result whether I had ever speculated on that subject, and whatever might have been the fate of my speculations. If any one shall endeavour to account for the opinions stated in these pages by ascribing them to any imagined circumstance peculiar to myself, I think he will be mistaken. That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine. I shall offer a few notices on this subject, which, from their scattered position, are unlikely to have met the reader's attention, and which, when combined with the facts I have detailed in subsequent pages, will be admitted to deserve considerable attention. The following extract from the article Chemistry, in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana, is from the pen of a gentleman equally qualified by his extensive reading, and from his acquaintance with foreign nations, to form an opinion entitled to respect. Differing from him widely as to the cause, I may be permitted to cite him as high authority for the fact.
Reflections on the decline of science in England and on some of its causes
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Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes
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Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes by Babbage, Charles
Science and Reform
Author: Charles BabbagePublisher: Cambridge University Press
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Charles Babbage was a key figure of a great era of British history. Best remembered for his pioneering Difference and Analytical Engines, forerunners of the modern computer, Babbage was also an active reformer of science and society.
Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes We have drawn largely, both in the present Essay, and in our article on hear, from the Annales de Chimie, and we take this only opportunity distinctly to acknowledge our Obligations to that most admirably conducted work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.