Charts that compute

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Tide-predicting machine

Made by
William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin)
Year
1872
Field
Physical objects
Kind
Physical object
Room
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Source

Thomson 1881, The tide gauge, tidal harmonic analyser, and tide predicter, Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers 65

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