Subj : Today in History - 1822
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Jun 14 2023 04:38:00

14 June 1822 - CHARLES BABBAGE PROPOSES A "DIFFERENCE ENGINE": In a
paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the
application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and
mathematical tables"

A difference engine is an automatic mechanical calculator designed to
tabulate polynomial functions. It was designed in the 1820s, and was
first created by Charles Babbage. The name, the difference engine, is
derived from the method of divided differences, a way to interpolate or
tabulate functions by using a small set of polynomial co-efficients.
Some of the most common mathematical functions used in engineering,
science and navigation, are built from logarithmic and trigonometric
functions, which can be approximated by polynomials, so a difference
engine can compute many useful tables of numbers.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Babbage's Cabbage w/Bacon & Onions
 Categories: Five, Vegetables, Pork
      Yield: 4 servings

      1 lg Onion; peeled, sliced
     50 g  (2 tb) butter
    200 g  (7 oz) diced bacon
    1.1 Kg (39 oz)Savoy cabbage; coarse
           - chopped
    150 mL (5 oz) boiling water

  Fry the onion in butter for 2 mins, then add the bacon
  and cook for a few mins more until golden.

  Stir in the cabbage and boiling water. Cook for 2 mins
  over a medium heat until wilted, then cover, turn the
  heat to low and cook for another 5 mins.

  Uncover and stir well; the cabbage should have a little
  colour. If not, increase the heat and cook for a few
  moments more. Season to taste.

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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.... I didn't know it was impossible when I did it.
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