Sliding middle scale and windlass: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Sliding middle scale — is part of — Slide rule. A movable scale.
  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 — uses — Rope. A rope runs over the pulley.
  6. Step 6. Rope — is part of — Windlass. A rope.

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