Record Number: 6333

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

" ... when he (and all other readers) had failed to decipher the shorthand of [John] Flamsteed's most informed correspondent, Abraham Sharp, [Francis] Baily turned to Charles Babbage ... Babbage agreed to assist, and eventually succeeded in decoding Sharp's text."

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1830 and 31 Dec 1839

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Charles Babbage

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

26 Dec 1791

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Scientist/Mathematician

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Abraham Sharp

Title:

shorthand writings

Genre:

Science

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6333

Source:

Print

Author:

Adrian Johns

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making

Place of Publication:

Chicago

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

n/a

Page:

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Adrian Johns, The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making (Chicago, 1998), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6333, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None