JEVONS, WILLIAM STANLEY. 1835-1882. On the Mechanical
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JEVONS, WILLIAM STANLEY. 1835-1882.
On the Mechanical Performance of Logical Interference. London: for the Royal Society by Taylor and Francis, 1870.
4to (300 x 232 mm). Original printed wrappers, custom blue levant clamshell case. Creases to spine, excellent overall. In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Volume 160, Part II.
FIRST EDITION of Jevons work describing his 'logic piano,' a cross between a logical abacus and a piano. It was the first machine able to solve problems at superhuman speed and earned him much acclaim after its exhibition at the Royal Society. His device is currently part of the Oxford University Museum of the History of Science. Hook & Norman Origins of Cyberspace 330.
On the Mechanical Performance of Logical Interference. London: for the Royal Society by Taylor and Francis, 1870.
4to (300 x 232 mm). Original printed wrappers, custom blue levant clamshell case. Creases to spine, excellent overall. In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Volume 160, Part II.
FIRST EDITION of Jevons work describing his 'logic piano,' a cross between a logical abacus and a piano. It was the first machine able to solve problems at superhuman speed and earned him much acclaim after its exhibition at the Royal Society. His device is currently part of the Oxford University Museum of the History of Science. Hook & Norman Origins of Cyberspace 330.
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