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Bush Differential Analyzer Component, Gears on Shaft

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Bush Differential Analyzer Component
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  • Bush Differential Analyzer Component
  • Bush Differential Analyzer Component

    Object Details

    maker

    Bush, Vannevar

    Description

    In this component, two joined brass gears move on a steel shaft that has a bolt that screws onto one end.
    Parts of the Bush differential analyzer at NMAH have museum numbers MA.314824 and 1983.3002.01 through 1983.3002.89.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Wayne State University, College of Liberal Arts, Computation Laboratory

    date made

    ca 1930

    ID Number

    1983.3002.13

    nonaccession number

    1983.3002

    catalog number

    1983.3002.13

    Object Name

    Differential Analyzer Component

    Other Terms

    Differential Analyzer Component; Gears On Shaft

    Physical Description

    brass (gears material)
    steel (shaft material)

    Measurements

    overall: 5.5 cm x 13.8 cm x 5.5 cm; 2 5/32 in x 5 7/16 in x 2 5/32 in

    place made

    United States: Massachusetts, Cambridge

    See more items in

    Medicine and Science: Mathematics
    Mechanical Integrators and Analyzers
    Science & Mathematics

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Mathematics

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-1695-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_693244

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