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We are in the midst of a digital revolution - until recently, the majority of appliances used in everyday life have been developed with analogue technology. Now, either at home or out and about, we are surrounded by digital technology such as digital 'film', audio systems, compu…
This book is a comprehensive introduction to analog computing. As most textbooks about this powerful computing paradigm date back to the 1960s and 1970s, it fills a void and forges a bridge from the early days of analog computing to future applications. The idea of analog comput…
1 Introduction; 1.1 Outline; 1.2 The notion of analog computing; 1.3 Direct and indirect analogies; 2 Mechanical analog computers; 2.1 Astrolabes; 2.2 The Antikythera mechanism; 2.3 Slide rules; 2.4 Planimeters; 2.5 Mechanical computing elements; 2.5.1 Function generation; 2.5.2…
This book is a comprehensive introduction to analog computing. As most textbooks about this powerful computing paradigm date back to the 1960s and 1970s, it fills a void and forges a bridge from the early days of analog computing to future applications. The idea of analog comput…
