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Charles Babbage Quotes: The Council of the Royal Society is a collection of men who elect each other to office and then dine together at the expense of this society to praise each other over wine and give each other medals.
         

The Council of the Royal Society is a collection of men who elect each other to office and then dine together at the expense of this society to praise each other over wine and give each other medals.


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For one person who is blessed with the power of invention, many will always be found who have the capacity of applying principles.



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As soon as an Analytical Engine exists, it will neccessarily guide the future course of science.



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An object is frequently not seen, from not knowing how to see it, rather than from any defect of the organ of vision.



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The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs.



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If we look at the fact, we shall find that the great inventions of the age are not, with us at least, always produced in universities.





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