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Benjamin Herschel Babbage (6 August 1815 – 22 October 1878) was an English engineer, scientist, explorer and politician, best known for his work in the colony of South Australia. He invariably signed his name "B. Herschel Babbage" and was frequently referred to as "Herschel Babbage".
Benjamin Herschel Babbage (1815-1878), engineer, scientist and explorer, was born in London, son of Charles Babbage, Cambridge professor of mathematics (1828-39), and his wife Georgina, sister of W. W. Whitmore, a founder of South Australia.
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Artist, Engineer, Explorer. Nationality: British. born in: England, United Kingdom. eldest son of Charles Babbage.
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- Artist, Engineer, Explorer
His eldest son, Benjamin Herschel Babbage, worked as an engineer for Brunel on the railways before emigrating to Australia in the 1850s. [135] Babbage also invented an ophthalmoscope , which he gave to Thomas Wharton Jones for testing.
Benjamin Herschel Babbage was sent out in 1858 by the South Australian government to explore and survey the area between Lakes Torrens and Gairdner, and to the north. He was equipped for 18 months with provisions and heavy drays, and was expected to make a thorough survey of the region.
Babbage, Benjamin Herschel (1815 - 1878) Born in London England in 1815, died in St Marys, South Australia, on 20 October 1878. Collected north of Mt Searle and to Blanchewater, South Australia, in 1856.
Benjamin Babbage was the leader of an 1858 South Australian government expedition sent out to explore the northern regions of the colony, and find a route through the apparent barrier of salt lakes that blocked forward progress.
