Punch,  39 (1860), 93.

The Theatrical Census of Europe

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Subjects:

Statistics, Amusement, Mathematics, Machinery, Music


    Argues that England has so many actors that 'Mr. Babbage's calculating machine would certainly be brought to a stand-still, as effectually as though an Italian organ-grinder was standing away outside, if called upon to give an account of them all'.



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