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- Authors:
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Jonathan P. Bowen
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Department of Computer Science, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, UK
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Michael G. Hinchey
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Department of Computer Science, College of Information Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, USA
- Brings together classic essays on system specification and design, and new contributions, in a single volume
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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- Frederick P. Brooks Jr., David Harel
Pages 1-51
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- Ken Orr, Chris Gane, Edward Yourdon, Peter P. Chen, Larry L. Constantine, John R. Cameron
Pages 53-125
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- Anthony Hall, Jonathan P. Bowen, Michael G. Hinchey, Jeannette M. Wing, C. A. R. Hoare
Pages 127-230
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- Grady Booch, Robert G. Fichman, Chris F. Kemerer
Pages 231-294
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- C. A. R. Hoare, Leslie Lamport
Pages 295-358
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- Jonathan Ostroff, Susan Gerhart, Dan Craigen, Ted Ralston, Nancy G. Leveson, Jonathan Bowen et al.
Pages 359-528
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- Lesley Semmens, Robert France, Tom Docker
Pages 529-555
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- I. J. Hayes, C. B. Jones, Norbert E. Fuchs
Pages 557-607
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- Elliot J. Chikofsky, Burt L. Rubenstein, David Harel
Pages 609-657
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Back Matter
Pages 659-701
About this book
Errata, detected in Taylor's Logarithms. London: 4to, 1792. [sic] 14.18.3 6 Kk Co-sine of 3398 3298 - Nautical Almanac (1832) In the list of ERRATA detected in Taylor's Logarithms, for cos. 4° 18'3", read cos. 14° 18'2". - Nautical Almanac (1833) ERRATUM ofthe ERRATUM ofthe ERRATA of TAYLOR'S Logarithms. For cos. 4° 18'3", read cos. 14° 18' 3". - Nautical Almanac (1836) In the 1820s, an Englishman named Charles Babbage designed and partly built a calculating machine originally intended for use in deriving and printing logarithmic and other tables used in the shipping industry. At that time, such tables were often inaccurate, copied carelessly, and had been instrumental in causing a number of maritime disasters. Babbage's machine, called a 'Difference Engine' because it performed its cal culations using the principle of partial differences, was intended to substantially reduce the number of errors made by humans calculating the tables. Babbage had also designed (but never built) a forerunner of the modern printer, which would also reduce the number of errors admitted during the transcription of the results. Nowadays, a system implemented to perform the function of Babbage's engine would be classed as safety-critical. That is, the failure of the system to produce correct results could result in the loss of human life, mass destruction of property (in the form of ships and cargo) as well as financial losses and loss of competitive advantage for the shipping firm.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Computer Science, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, UK
Jonathan P. Bowen
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Department of Computer Science, College of Information Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, USA
Michael G. Hinchey
