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	L.J. Comrie
		Leslie J. Comrie, Ph.D, (1893-1950): astronomer and pioneer in mechanical computation, born in Pukekohe, New Zealand, and educated at Auckland University College, University College London, and Cambridge University, where he received a Ph.D. in astronomy [3].
		Comrie was the first to turn punched-card equipment to scientific use: computation of astronomical tables by the method of finite differences, as envisioned by Babbage 100 years earlier for his Difference Engine, but not practical until the appearance of reliable calculating machines.
		Comrie Lecture 2000 (Garry Tee, University of Auckland).
	www.columbia.edu /acis/history/comrie.html (2718 words)

	COMRIE LECTURE 2000
		Leslie John Comrie, one of the most distinguished graduates of Auckland University College and one of New Zealand's major mathematicians, was born at Pukekohe on 1893 August 15, and he died in London on 1950 December 11.
		Comrie studied at Pukekohe High School and Auckland Grammar School, and from 1912 to 1916 he studied at Auckland University College, graduating as M.A. (University of New Zealand) with Honours in Chemistry.
		Leslie John Comrie was elected F.R.S. in March 1950, and he died in his sleep at the age of 57 on 1950 December 11.
	www.math.auckland.ac.nz /TIME2000/COMRIE.html (504 words)

	Leslie Comrie - Biography of Leslie Comrie
		Leslie John Comrie (15 August 1893 – 11 December 1950) was an astronomer and a pioneer in mechanical computation.
		Comrie was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London shortly before his death.
		A lunar crater (23.3N 112.7W) and an asteroid bear his name, as does the computer lab at his alma mater, the University of Auckland.
	www.spiritus-temporis.com /leslie-comrie (450 words)

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