Mathematician:Charles Babbage/Historical Note

Historical Note on Charles Babbage

The precise date of birth of Charles Babbage was at one point uncertain.

Many sources report it as $26$ December $1792$.

However, it has been established that in fact it was $26$ December $1791$.

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Historical Note": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

• 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): A List of Mathematicians in Chronological Sequence
• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): Babbage's engine
• 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): A List of Mathematicians in Chronological Sequence
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Babbage, Charles (1792-1871)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Babbage, Charles (1792-1871)
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Babbage, Charles (1792-1871)
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Babbage, Charles (1792-1871)