Hi,
I've been using the used book search engines for
the last year, searching for an old journal article.
Afraid that I may never find the article, I decided
to ask for help. I'm hoping that one of you living
in the U.K. might have access to a library that has
a good collection of back issues of "Memoirs and
Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical
Society". The article is "The Construction of a Model
Differential Analyser" by D.R. Hartree and A. Porter
in the July 1935 issue. If you think you can help
me obtain a copy, contact me and let's work out
a trade.
FOR THE TRULY AMBITIOUS COLLECTORS:
I just thought I would mention this since some
people on this list are interested in missle guidance
computers.
While searching for information on the 1911 Bristol
Boxkite, I came across the web page for the Bristol
Aero Collection, Cirencester, England. On their
"Items available for disposal" page:
http://www.chew46.freeserve.co.uk/aeroswap.html
they list:
"GAF Ikara anti-submarine missile:
A number of complete missiles is available, without launcher."
The page also states "The Bristol Aero Collection conforms to
the rules of the UK Museum's Council and can dispose of historic
items only to "Good Homes" such as Museums operating under comparable
rules."
In a separate search, I found this description of a Ikara:
Australian ship-launched anti-submarine missile with a
12.5 nm range that employs a two-stage solid fuel motor
and navigates via command guidance and an autopilot.
The Aerospace Technologies of Australia, Pty., Ltd.-built
Ikara is 11 ft long with a wingspan of 5 ft and weighs 980
lbs at takeoff.
Happy Hunting,
--Doug
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Doug Coward dcoward_at_pressstart.com (work)
Sr. Software Eng. mranalog_at_home.com (home)
Press Start Inc.
http://www.pressstart.com
Sunnyvale,CA
Curator
Analog Computer Museum and History Center
http://www.best.com/~dcoward/analog
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Received on Fri Mar 10 2000 - 04:08:25 GMT