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| Keywords: NOAA's Tide Predicting Machine No. 2.jpg en This photo shows the largest of the three sections of Tide Predicting Machine No 2 a special purpose mechanical analog computer for predicting the height and time of high and low tides The gears on the left transmit power from the hand crank The components on the right contribute to the computation of the time of high and low tides The U S government used Tide Predicting Machine No 2 from 1910 to 1965 to predict tides for ports around the world The machine also known as Old Brass Brains uses an intricate arrangement of gears pulleys chains slides and other mechanical components to perform the computations A person using the machine would require 2-3 days to compute a year ™s tides at one location A person performing the same calculations by hand would require hundreds of days to perform the work The machine is 10 8 feet 3 3 m long 6 2 feet 1 9 m high and 2 0 feet 0 61 m wide and weighs approximately 2 500 pounds 1134 kg The operator powers the machine with a hand crank The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA maintains the machine in working order 2016-03-14 11 19 54 own Steven Fine other versions 38 991561666667 -77 029463333333 cc-zero Machines Analog computers National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Silver Spring Maryland Tides Harmonic analysis Maritime navigation Mechanical calculators Tide-predicting machines navigation | ||||
