Charles Babbage

Observations on the Temple of Serapis, at Pozzuoli, Explaining Cause of Frequent Elevation and Depression of Portions of Earth's Surface in Remote Per Charles Babbage

Publisher Marketing: Title: Observations on the Temple of Serapis, at Pozzuoli, near Naples, with an attempt to explain the causes of the frequent elevation and depression of large portions of the earth's surface in remote periods; and to prove that those causes continue in action. With a supplement. Conjectures on the physical condition of the surface of the moon. [With two plates.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Babbage, Charles; 1847. 42 p.; 8 . 1254.f.38.(1.) Contributor Bio:  Babbage, Charles Dr. Martin Campbell-Kelly is Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Warwick, Editor-in-Chief of the Charles Babbage Institute reprint series for the History of Computing, and editor of "Annals of the History of Computing".