The analyzer used rolling sphere integrators to compute the Fourier coefficients of the height of the tide as a function of time, and the harmonic synthesizer used a system of cords and pulleys to generate and sum the harmonic partials for prediction of future tides.
The analyzer used rolling sphere integrators to compute the Fourier coefficients of the height of the tide as a function of time. The coefficients were input to the synthesizer that used a system of cords and pulleys to generate and sum the harmonic partials for prediction of future tides.