Charles Babbage vs Charles Lyell
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Babbage (1791–1871) and Charles Lyell (1797–1875) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1797 to 1871.
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Charles Babbage (1791–1871)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Co-founded the Analytical Society at Cambridge
- — Proposed the Difference Engine to the Royal Astronomical Society Verified
- — Served as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge Verified
- — Began designing the Analytical Engine
- — Died in London, England Verified
Charles Lyell (1797–1875)
- — Born at Kinnordy House, Scotland Verified
- — Entered Exeter College, Oxford Verified
- — Called to the bar as a lawyer Verified
- — Published first volume of Principles of Geology Verified
- — Appointed professor of geology at King's College London Verified
- — Married Mary Horner Verified
- — Knighted for services to geology Verified
- — Published Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man Verified
- — Died in London Verified