On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 1:53 AM Eric Smith via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 8:08 PM Steve Lewis via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > What I meant was that in the title of the book they use "digital computer" > > and I wonder if there was ever a book describing a mechanical "analog > > computer" - and what they might even look like. > > > > I haven't looked for a book, but if you'll settle for Wikipedia: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_analyser
There is a book, although finding it might well be a problem, at least at a sensible price The title is 'The Differential Analyser' by 'J. Crank'. I have the 1947 edition on my bookshelf, it desribes the non-Meccano machine at Manchester University with photos and somewhat technical informtion on how it worked. -tony
