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Genres. Philosophy. Published. 1838. Publisher. John Murray, Albemarle Street, London. Media type. Print. The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise was published by the mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage in 1837 as a response to the eight Bridgewater Treatises that the Earl of Bridgewater, Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl, had funded.
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THE NINTH BRIDGEWATER TREATISE A FRAGMENT. BY CHARLES BABBAGE, ESQ. _____ "We may thus, with the greatest propriety, deny to the mechanical philosophers and mathematicians of recent times any authority with regard to their views of the administration of the universe; we have no reason whatever to expect from their speculations any help, when we ascend to the first cause and supreme ruler of
A set of the Bridgewater Treatises, rebound in leather, together with Charles Babbage's Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. The Bridgewater Treatises (1833–36) are a series of eight works that were written by leading scientific figures appointed by the President of the Royal Society in fulfilment of a bequest of £8000, made by Francis Henry Egerton ...
Credits. John van Wyhe, Ph.D., Cambridge University digitized and converted to html Charles Babbage's The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise 2nd ed. (London, 1838). George P. Landow proofed and reformatted the text and added links in December 2008.
The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise was published by Charles Babbage in 1837 as a response to the eight Bridgewater Treatises that the Earl of Bridgewater, Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl, had funded and in particular with reference to a comment in one of them by William Whewell.
Jul 20, 2011 · The ninth Bridgewater treatise; a fragment : Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871; Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871, (association) Publication date. 1837. Topics. Natural theology. Publisher. London, J. Murray. Collection.
He argues on the basis of reason and experience alone, drawing a parallel between his work on the calculating engine and God as the divine programmer of the universe. Eloquently written, and underpinned by mathematical arguments, The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise is a landmark work of natural theology. Customer reviews Not yet reviewed
