| 0.01 | | [titolo] |
| 0.02 | | [dello stesso autore] |
| 0.03 | | [frontespizio] |
| 0.04 | | [copyright] |
| 0.05 | | Contents |
| 0.07 | | Acknowledgements |
| 0.10 | | A note on teh value of money in the nineteenth century |
| | | {testo} |
4447;1999.10 | 1 | | Preface [ di Doron Swade ] |
| 7 | Part I | The Difference Engine |
| 9 | Chapter 1 | The Tables Crisis |
| 32 | Chapter 2 | A Personal Question |
| 49 | Chapter 3 | Tragedy and Decline |
| 72 | Chapter 4 | Miracles and Machines |
| 89 | Part II | The Analytycal Engine |
| 91 | Chapter 5 | Breakthrough |
| 114 | Chapter 6 | Applause in Turin |
| 134 | Chapter 7 | The Astronomer Royal Objects |
| 155 | Chapter 8 | The Enchantress of Number |
| 172 | Chapter 9 | Intrigues of Science |
| 193 | Chapter 10 | Visionaries and Pragmatists |
| 210 | Chapter 11 | Curtain Call |
| 219 | Part III | A Modern Sequel |
| 221 | Chapter 12 | Here We Go Again |
| 232 | Chapter 13 | The Trial Piece |
| 252 | Chapter 14 | The Money |
| 269 | Chapter 15 | The Deal |
| 283 | Chapter 16 | The Build |
| 296 | Chapter 17 | The ‘Irascible Genius’ Redeemed |
| 308 | Chapter 18 | The Modern Legacy |
| 319 | | Charles Babbage: Biographical Note |
| 321 | | Bibliography |
| 332 | | Credits |
| 333 | | Index |
| 342 | | _ |
| 342 | | ___ |