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A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the

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“A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science.”

— Charles Babbage

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A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the

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“A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science.”

— Charles Babbage

Author: Charles Babbage
Category: science
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To those who have chosen the profession

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“To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed, of several other departments of science, affords useful assistance.”

— Charles Babbage

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There is, however, another purpose to which

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“There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an object of ambition to be admitted on their list.”

— Charles Babbage

Author: Charles Babbage
Category: knowledge
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