Have a read of the &quot;Notes by the Translator&quot;:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fourmilab.ch&#x2F;babbage&#x2F;sketch.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fourmilab.ch&#x2F;babbage&#x2F;sketch.html</a><p>Do you now think Lovelace was only useful to Babbage in the manner you describe?