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Description Meccano w:differential analyser in use in the Cambridge University Mathematics Laboratory. The person on the right is Dr Maurice Wilkes who was in charge of it at the time. The others are J. Corner (centre), operating the input table, and A.F. Devonshire (left).
Date circa 1937
date QS:P,+1937-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source This picture was provided courtesy of Dr Wilkes via Tim Robinson and William Irwin of w:MOTAT, who stated to me via email that it is in the public domain.
Author The .jpg file was made by me from one supplied by the above William Irwin.

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