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| − | The '''Argo Clock''' was a mechanical calculator designed by the British businessman and inventor [[Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen|Arthur Hungerford Pollen]]. | + | The '''Argo Clock''' was a mechanical calculator designed by the British businessman and inventor [[Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen|Arthur Hungerford Pollen]]. It developed through several Marks and saw limited adoption in the Royal Navy as a component within the [[Mark II Dreyer Table]], but large orders within a uniform system of [[Fire Control]] as its inventor envisioned never came to pass. |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Dreyer Fire Control Table]] | ||
| + | *[[Argo True Course Plotter]] | ||
| + | *[[Ford Rangekeeper]] | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*{{BibSumidaIDNS}} | *{{BibSumidaIDNS}} | ||
| + | *{{BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery}} | ||
| + | *{{BibUKTechnicalHistoryComparisonArgoAndDreyer}} | ||
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[[Category:Fire Control]] | [[Category:Fire Control]] | ||
[[Category:Shipboard Equipment]] | [[Category:Shipboard Equipment]] | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 2 October 2009
The Argo Clock was a mechanical calculator designed by the British businessman and inventor Arthur Hungerford Pollen. It developed through several Marks and saw limited adoption in the Royal Navy as a component within the Mark II Dreyer Table, but large orders within a uniform system of Fire Control as its inventor envisioned never came to pass.
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