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=== The History of Earth === | === The History of Earth === | ||
==== The Analytical Engine ==== | ==== The Analytical Engine ==== | ||
' | In the 1800s, scientist Charles Babbage nearly built a device known as a "difference engine" - a precursor to the modern computer. This was followed by the "analytical engine", a device that was able to reprogram itself. Though the government of England dropped its funding of Babbage, the Star Chamber (using Ada Byron as a cats' paw) began funding the analytical engine in the hope that it could be used against Faction Paradox. | ||
==== The Book of Enoch ==== | ==== The Book of Enoch ==== | ||
''to be written'' | ''to be written'' | ||
