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Henry Prevost Babbage
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<p>Henry Prevost Babbage (1824–1918) was a soldier in the <a href="/facts/Bengal_Army/CmTlh6Tw">Bengal Army</a> of the <a href="/facts/East_India_Company/jpfw533d">East India Company</a>. After retiring with the rank of <a href="/facts/Major_general/4v4nzpy7">major general</a>, he continued the work of his father, <a href="/facts/Charles_Babbage/T3jklQcd">Charles Babbage</a>, whom he had assisted as a student. He organised and edited his father's papers and prototypes and arranged for their publication and completion. These works included <i>Babbage's Calculating Engines</i> (1889) and a working Analytical Engine Mill – a simplified portion of the full <a href="/facts/Analytical_Engine/Ts9xduLI">Analytical Engine</a> design. </p>