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May 27, 2012 at 8:19 am (Steampunk)

Video of working difference engine, as designed by Charles Babbage.

Photos taken in India in 1912 (including the royal visit). This is Lal Dighi, Calcutta:

And an article carefully explaining why gravity is a good idea, in memory of a wealthy eccentric.

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