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This concise volume describes the development of scientific computation in Britain in the first half of this century, covering the variety of equipment and the inventors and innovators of the era. Such early computing methods as mathematical tables, slide rules, desk calculators, accounting machines, and differential analyzers are discussed, up to and including early computers and the advent of centralization. This work will appeal to a wide range of readers, including computer scientists, science historians, and all general readers interested in mathematics or computing.
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`.. sheds a clear and illuminating light on early pioneers such as Comrie and Hartree and provides an essential link between their work and that of their more famous heirs from the electronic digital era.' Nature
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