Re: [Phys-l] One half of a tide?

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

And some workers at the Science Museum (London)  completed "the"  
machine (difference engine) recently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine

bc exposed CCD and purchased book during his recent visit.

p.s. much available:  e.g. :


http://www.cosmolearning.com/documentaries/the-machine-that-changed- 
the-world/1/


On 2009, Aug 12, , at 10:14, chuck britton wrote:

> Charles Babbage chose in interesting and commercially important
> project for his calculating machine to address.
>
> And Lady Ada did a fine job of implementing his ideas.