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In the dark ages you can build gears. Gears can do arithmetic and calculus.
by ezconnect 5y ago
In the dark ages you can build gears. Gears can do arithmetic and calculus.
- dhosek 5y agoThe catch is that there are tolerance issues. Doron Swade's account of building the two existing Difference Engine #2 models (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670910201/donhosek http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670910201/donhosek) is a good example of where the challenges lie. It was just barely possible to do with 19th century technology. Physical mechanisms deviate from theory by quite a bit.
- ezconnect 5y agoAntikythera mechanism was built before the Dark Ages, he just wanted to go back to the Dark Ages so he can do precision work by that time, he can probably build a battleship fire control system at that time. edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwf5mAlI7Ug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwf5mAlI7Ug
- hypertele-Xii 5y agoNow he just needs to build a battleship to go with it!