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| - | It is important to remember that, unlike the Difference Engines, the Analytical Engine was //always // a work in progress for Babbage. It was constantly evolving, sometimes dramtically so, as he had new ideas or found better ways to solve old problems, and since he was not actively trying to construct it, he was uninhibited in making large scale changes. | + | It is important to remember that, unlike the Difference Engines, the Analytical Engine was //always // a work in progress for Babbage. It was constantly evolving, sometimes dramatically so, as he had new ideas or found better ways to solve old problems, and since he was not actively trying to construct it, he was uninhibited in making large scale changes. |
| Thus, to hold a meaningful descussion and come to a definitive conclusion on any particular subject or detail, it is usually necessary to specify which particlar version of the AE we are considering. Without this, the answer might be quite different, inconsistent, or even completely meaningless. | Thus, to hold a meaningful descussion and come to a definitive conclusion on any particular subject or detail, it is usually necessary to specify which particlar version of the AE we are considering. Without this, the answer might be quite different, inconsistent, or even completely meaningless. | ||
