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Abraham Sharp

  

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Abraham Sharp : shorthand writings

" ... 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     Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Babbage      Manuscript: Unknown
  

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