Tide-Predicting Machine No. 2
Tide-Predicting Machine No. 2, also known as Old Brass Brains, was a special-purpose mechanical analog computer that uses gears, pulleys, chains, and other mechanical components to compute the height and time of high and low tides for specific locations. The machine can perform tide calculations much faster than a person could do with pencil and paper. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey put the machine into operation in 1910. It was used until 1965, when it was replaced by an electronic computer.
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Tide-Predicting Machine No. 2
Tide-Predicting Machine No. 2, also known as Old Brass Brains, was a special-purpose mechanical analog computer that uses gears, pulleys, chains, and other mechanical components to compute the height and time of high and low tides for specific locations. The machine can perform tide calculations much faster than a person could do with pencil and paper. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey put the machine into operation in 1910. It was used until 1965, when it was replaced by an electronic computer.
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