Reflections On the Decline Of Science In England, and On Some Of Its Causes

London: B. Fellowes, 1830. First edition. FIRST EDITION OF SCATHING DIATRIBE AGAINST THE ROYAL SOCIETY BY ENGLISH ORIGINATOR OF THE CONCEPT OF THE DIGITAL COMPUTER--COPY OF PROMINENT JOURNALIST OF THE PERIOD. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches hardcover, 3/4 brown calf with marbled cloth boards, spine with raised bands, gilt, with red leather label gilt, marbled edges and endpapers, bookplate… Read more about this item

London: printed for B. Fellowes, & J. Booth,, 1830. First octavo edition. In 1830 Babbage was profoundly dissatisfied with the government's failure to sufficiently support the sciences and irritated by what he perceived as the myriad shortcomings of those existing societies, most particularly the Royal Society. In the Decline, by far the most polemical of his works, Babbage portrayed… Read more about this item

Shannon : Irish University Press, 1971. Fine Facsimile Reprint Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 228 pages; Facsimile reprint of 1st ed., London: B. Fellowes and J. Booth, 1830.… Read more about this item

Shannon, Ireland: Irish University Press, 1971. An unabridged facsimile of the original 1830 publication. Part of the Development of Industrial Society series. Black cloth in transparent 'tracing paper' wrap, which is a little crumpled. Price pencilled on FEP. The book is in very good clean condition throughout.. Reprint. hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

BiblioLife, 2009-02-11. Paperback. Good.

Leopold Classic Library, 2016-02-04. Paperback. Used: Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2004-06-17. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2004-06-17. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

BiblioLife, 2009-02-11. Paperback. Used:Good.

Leopold Classic Library, 2016-02-04. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century. In this influential 1830 work, he highlighted the neglect of science by government and the Royal Society. His concerns found favour with many, and the publication was instrumental in the founding of the British Association.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

New.

New.

Cambridge University Press, 2013-02-14. Paperback. Good.

Hardback. New.