Ken Shirriff on Nostr: In the 1960s, the B-52 bomber could navigate by the stars. Celestial navigation ...
In the 1960s, the B-52 bomber could navigate by the stars. Celestial navigation requires spherical trigonometry, so an analog Angle Computer solved these equations electromechanically. Let's look inside...
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