Logarithm and paper machine: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Logarithm — is used in — Slide rule. The scales are logarithmic: multiplication becomes adding lengths.
2. Step 2. Slide rule — is a kind of — Computing device. An analogue calculator.
3. Step 3. Computing device — includes — Tide-predicting machine. An analogue calculator.
4. Step 4. Tide-predicting machine — has part — Pulley. Pulleys add up the harmonics.
5. Step 5. Pulley — is part of — Belt drive. The belt wraps around pulleys.
6. Step 6. Belt drive — is part of — Paper machine. The wire moves on belts and rolls.

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