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mechanical-computation
- Feb 23, 2026 Finite Differences as a Mechanical Computation Method How a polynomial table is produced by addition alone, why mechanical engines avoided multiplication, and what the method costs in column count and error propagation. computing history
- Nov 11, 2025 Carry Propagation in the Difference Engine No. 2 How a figure wheel registers that a carry is owed without performing it, how the latched warnings are serviced by staggered carry arms, and what the two-phase cycle costs in timing. computing history