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Babbage, C., "On a method of expressing by signs the action of machinery", Philosophical Transactions, 2, 1826, pp. 250. Google
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Charles Babbage Institute reprint series for the History of Computing, Vol 2, Los Angeles: Tomash Publishers, 1982, p.236-241
Published before 1923
236 ;;Quote: language condenses meaning; simple and expressive notation, easily understood, easily remembered
236+;;Quote: Babbage developed a mechanical notation because his engine was too complicated
240 ;;Quote: a mechanical notation could be a universal language for describing machines; its descriptions are more concise then words
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