New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-30
BABBAG E NJ a CHINE.
u MECHANICAL CALCULATOR THAT
COST ENGLAND eli, ooo.
~ 1nventton That Attracted WIds A.
tentions For Many Years. bus yvhichvVas
8 lin.iIy Abandoned = Being 81. No Pr.e-

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a Babhage'a calculating machine would
require 8 whole volume to do tn mar =.
veIous histtrv .nvtI, inp l;,a - = ~ =,
tla va,,. Gro 8. -. =. :,
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- 8 = ousts'l s1s Ataln Ds'en 70 nave
the peet ll cug - them. Toward the end
' q S l'll 1910, the inventor commenced
upon the dlnerepce engine, and he
Wotked On - y ior Iour years regularly,
with the result that. ~ October, 1897,
ne 10 s'snt 1o, 41o. Inc very nfst d1f-
1elence engine m'ade, however, was put
! 1 9 DesWeen the year 1870 and
Sult' 100. = conslsted OF 1rom slx to
I'LL. ule IA s ialeer ana more per-
5!oos mts'nane was aI5el WARD commenced
- : oso Lo1 s'ale sove.nnent. me 1atter
was 'A. 70 nave sl4 orders OF dlnerences,
eaon consisting OF ap6pt ~ places OF
n<u1es. - was a4so lntended TO print
tne taD1es y computed. In 1897 Bah
Ds'ee VIE alea' ana ne was ADVISED to
tla ,'eu Oh the conllnent. Delng IN low
s ea'''E ~ u neaitn. ne ie1t the drawings,
however, ID order that the WORK might
% carried on IN MS absence, and ne also
gave ms Danker INSTRUCTIONS to advance
- wv Wnl!e ne was away. In the be-
ginning OF 1913 the government direct
W cne rsoyal soclety TO inquire into the
u L. anu the aom1n1strat1on also
u1ooeou tua1 nfePfool' pullolng snoulo
W cons'i uc'ea III HasC street' Manches-
I 70 81 uaie' .c1ose 10 bapoages mouse, l.
Doise' s'ree'' IL which u was lntendeo
70 pace tne macnlnes when hn1shed.
vie Jay early IL 1851 nndlng ne could
" ionsei ns'Ae payments IN advance,
Daopase INFORMED the engineer. III
charge Oh tne WORKS That III future he
Wouiu no1 pay MN un'1l money was
reserved from the treasury Ihereupon
'Ie n,eonalliclan struck Work anu ols-
nls s ms men. one OF these' IN receipt
" " su1nes's d Week. was aIte1ward the
'ainous englneer' olr a. "n1tworth.
oooDase TROUBLES hao just COM
n!enceo' Ills Dest craftsman came TO
nun one gay ana SAID ne mad just re-
ce1Veu tempting oner from the french
sovefn"enC' Whereupon MS tortured
elployei nau 10 give MIN SUBSTANTIAL
nolease u . salary III otder TO retain MS
so,vioes' Al1er VIC s.rlke o1 Cne invent
ea71o1 n us VI oe!ay anu anxiety
ol4u"eu' napot'so apply lnS iepea'eo1y
~. ~ 'ne , $50 lI LII l'S qeolsiOn upon
:no suoJeut' W. III WILL No'"l'ns's'nu-
Ins ,na' t I1e oluerenoe engine was sus-
p.noa' ", oiI1o 1nuo!i'oo1o ,aan s'lAl con'
'nHuou LIS Luz ulI1e's' ssnu' having us
1o'eleo piinolpies u iar wloer extent
ne ulsiln@'ely enoGoleo enem III 0ne
sllalyt lcal engine. boch machlnes can
W eeen VI app'lcAtlon a6 the ooutn
Aens44s,on n'lseu!n' for upward or ~
years oaooage malhtalneo' III MS own
nouse anu VAtua!ly a1 MS own expense,
an elaoorate esoa1llsnment Tor carrying
ouI LIS VIEWS ne uieo at ms London
nouse vi oct: TO- 1o1l' ana Or hooert
90. 'uIn1'veu ~ ''le HOUSE u commons,
- .Ai@Aon' loso' 'na', al'nousn al 'ooo
uao peen spenC ny 'ne governments On
.ne .aolne' naooaee himself nao never
iecetveu a sniiline'
Anu yeC Inc 1nVent1on was not Wholly
Vslueless. al em1uenc ana wealthy
= 1naiu1ao'utei u mancnestei came 10
!Aonoou ano saw 'n!s n1acn1he' and' on
1nspec'lns CLOSELY, ne iouno' mecnan1cal
con.4l'ances which ne subsequently IN
'roouceo WIN INC greaoes5 aoVantage 10
lis own spinning machinery: VI course
even alter cne machine mad oeen den
n1tely Cast aori1t oy the government a
vas. amour! VI INTEREST was TAKEN IN IL
Wy 'Le pepl1c; MANY members OF oo1n
HOUSES u parlianen1 were very iona Oh
put.ius puei11e 4ues'1ons |" Cne III,
von'oc' 1ay' Mr' Daooage' crleu