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THE calculating machine for the solution of differential equations constructed by Dr. V. Bush, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has attracted a great deal of attention, and a similar machine is being built in Great Britain by Prof. D. R. Hartree of Manchester. Dr. Bush has now, in collaboration with Dr. J. B. Wilbur, constructed another machine, the purpose of which is to give the solution of a number of simultaneous algebraic equations of the first degree. A larger model, containing nearly 1,000 pulleys and more than 500 feet of steel tape, has been designed, but is not yet constructed. This will deal with ten variables connected by ten equations, and will be of great use in the solution of problems such as the determination of stresses in buildings and the adjustment of triangular networks in surveying, which, treated by ordinary methods, require long and tedious calculations.
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Calculating Machine for Simultaneous Equations. Nature 134, 877 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134877c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/134877c0