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General Menabrea

Italian mathematician and statesman, wrote on the Analytical Engine.

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Also known as General Menabrea, Menabrea, M. Menabrea

First appearance: viii of the analytical engine

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GPGiovanni PlanaLGLord GoderichLFLord FlummWGWilliam Gladst…JHJohn HerschelGMGeneral Menabrea

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