Comment on The electromechanical angle computer inside the B-52 bomber's star trackerComments−ChrisMarshallNY4moReminds me a bit of this[0]. I have an iOS app[1] that models its operation. Sextants[2] are damn clever devices, and have been around for about three hundred years. Theodolites[3] are even older, but are used for terrestrial measurements.[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism[1] https://apps.apple.com/app/id989574753[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodolite
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Reminds me a bit of this[0]. I have an iOS app[1] that models its operation. Sextants[2] are damn clever devices, and have been around for about three hundred years. Theodolites[3] are even older, but are used for terrestrial measurements.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
[1] https://apps.apple.com/app/id989574753
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodolite