original: «Scientific knowledge scarcely exists amongst the higher classes of society. The discussion in the Houses of Lords or of Commons, which arise on the occurrence of any subjects connected with science, sufficiently prove this fact». <br class="br">Fuente: Science and Reform: Selected Works of Charles Babbage. Charles Babbage. Editor y colaborador Anthony Hyman. Edición ilustrada. Editorial Cambridge University Press, 1989. ISBN 9780521343114. Página 118. https://books.google.es/books?id=0gZ7Bo2NnzAC&pg=PA118&dq=Scientific+knowledge+scarcely+exists+amongst+the+higher+classes+of+society.+The+discussion+in+the+Houses+of+Lords+or+of+Commons,+which+arise+on+the+occurrence+of+any+subjects+connected+with+science,+sufficiently+prove+this+fact&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi71KznntfgAhVH3RoKHTV9AZAQ6AEIMTAB#v=onepage&q=Scientific%20knowledge%20scarcely%20exists%20amongst%20the%20higher%20classes%20of%20society.%20The%20discussion%20in%20the%20Houses%20of%20Lords%20or%20of%20Commons%2C%20which%20arise%20on%20the%20occurrence%20of%20any%20subjects%20connected%20with%20science%2C%20sufficiently%20prove%20this%20fact&f=false