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An Old Mechanical Computer: The Harmonic Analyzer (youtube.com)
1 point by marcodiego on Sept 24, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Just absolutely wonderful, a must-watch video (42 mins) for anyone who is mathematical, scientific, technical or mechanical.

After this, Fourier analysis will never be quite the same again. ;-)

(Any machinists or mechanical person who may not be up to speed with the math, don't let that stop you—just watch and consider how you'd go about making this contraption on lathes, milling and gear-cutting machines.)




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