CHM Revolution

Date

1878

Photographer

R. W. Munro

Credit Line

Used by permission.

Copyright Owner

© Science Museum/SSPL.

Location

United Kingdom

Keywords

United Kingdom; integrator; Kelvin

Object ID

500004433

Lord Kelvin used calculating machines to predict tides in harbors—critical for an island nation! Integrators enabled him to solve differential equations, but their limited torque curtailed the machine’s utility.