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The Difference Engine designed by Charles Babbage was intended to:
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A Play musical notes
B Calculate mathematical tables automatically
C Send messages over long distances
D Store large amounts of text
Explanation

The Difference Engine was designed to automatically compute mathematical tables such as logarithms.

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