tide-predicting machine
mechanical analog computer, constructed and set up to predict the ebb and flow of sea tides and the irregular variations in their heights – which change in mixtures of rhythms, that never (in the aggregate) repeat themselves exactly
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tide-predicting machine
Summary
tide-predicting machine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- tide-predicting machine's image is recorded as DSCN1739-thomson-tide-machine.jpg[2].
- tide-predicting machine's subclass of is recorded as timepiece[3].
- tide-predicting machine's subclass of is recorded as analog computer[4].
- tide-predicting machine's Commons category is recorded as Tide-predicting machines[5].
- tide-predicting machine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/080l710[6].
- tide-predicting machine's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
- tide-predicting machine's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/tide-predictor[8].
- tide-predicting machine's measures is recorded as tide level[9].
- tide-predicting machine's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780292042[10].
Why It Matters
tide-predicting machine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[1]