How Long to Read Babbage's Calculating Engines

How Long Does it Take to Read Babbage's Calculating Engines?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Babbage's Calculating Engines by Charles Babbage

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The famous and prolific nineteenth-century mathematician, engineer and inventor Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was an early pioneer of computing. He planned several calculating machines, but none was built in his lifetime. On his death his youngest son, Henry P. Babbage, was charged with the task of completing an unfinished volume of papers on the machines, which was finally published in 1889 and is reissued here. The papers, by a variety of authors, were collected from journals including The Philosophical Magazine, The Edinburgh Review and Scientific Memoirs. They relate to the construction and...

How long is Babbage's Calculating Engines?

Babbage's Calculating Engines by Charles Babbage is 388 pages long, and a total of 100,104 words.

This makes it 131% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Babbage's Calculating Engines Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 7 minutes to read Babbage's Calculating Engines aloud.

What Reading Level is Babbage's Calculating Engines?

Babbage's Calculating Engines is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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