Object Details
maker
General Electric Company
Description
These numerous components include round, flat metal discs with toothed edges, each with a hollow tube on the back side. Sometimes a clamp is attached to this. The front side is painted with colored concentric rings to indicate a ratio. Sixteen paper cards show examples of colors and their numerical ratio. There are many gears in different sizes - a totle of 682 parts.
For general information about the UCLA differential analyzer, see 1983.0023.001.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1947
ID Number
1983.0023.026
catalog number
1983.0023.026
accession number
1983.0023
Object Name
differential analyzer components
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm; 25/32 in x 3 5/32 in x 3 5/32 in
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Mechanical Integrators and Analyzers
Science & Mathematics
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_689981