Exposition of 1851: Or Views of the Industry, The Science and the Government of England

by Charles Babbage

Overview

Part of the library of Science and Public Affairs and originally published in 1851, this study relates views of the industry, science and the Government of England in 1851.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136958250
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	308
File size:	973 KB

About the Author

Charles Babbage

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION, CHAPTER II. ERROR RESPECTING THE INTERCHANGE OF COMMODITIES, CHAPTER III. OF SOCIETIES, CHAPTER IV. ORIGIN OF THE EXPOSITION OF 1851, CHAPTER V. OBJECT AND USE OF THE EXPOSITION, CHAPTER VI. LIMITS, CHAPTER VII. SITE AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING, CHAPTER VIII. PRICES, CHAPTER IX. PRIZES, CHAPTER X. JURIES, ETC., CHAPTER XI. ULTERIOR OBJECTS, CHAPTER XII. INTRIGUES OF SCIENCE, CHAPTER XIII. CALCULATING ENGINES, CHAPTER XIV. POSITION OF SCIENCE, CHAPTER XV. THE PRESS, CHAPTER XVI. PARTY, CHAPTER XVII. REWARDS OF MERIT, APPENDIX. THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER OF MR. WELD'S HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY