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Mechanical Prophet of Coast Survey foretells tides and saves funds
The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey hosts a famed tide predicting device called the Mechanical Prophet No 2 its builders Harris and Fischer created a machine that calculates tides for 14 ports and saves about 180000 dollars annually It was conceived under Director J Lester Jones and used since 1910.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Uncle Sam
Washington
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Department of Commerce
Col. J. Lester Jones
New Jersey Avenue
Bo Street
S. E
Capitol
Grifffin
New York
Coast and Aeodetic Survey Bureau
Griffin
Anthony J. Griffin
United States
National Academy of Sciences
American Association For the Advancement of Sciences
American Engineering Council
Tig World
Rollin A. Harris
Survey
Randolph
N. Y
Cornell University
Doctor Harris
G. Fischer
Harris
Ernst Georg Fischer
Baltimore
Georg Ernst
Caroline (Schmidt) Fischer
Germany
Julia Frances Lawson
Greenville
Gua
Philosophic Society of Washington
Washington Society of Engineers
Washington Academy of Sciences
Cosmos Club
Leland Perry Shidy
St. Louis
Missouri State University
Columbian University
George Washington University
Jones
Do-Son
French Indo-China
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Gulf and
Japan
Rnest
Lester Jones
New Jersey
Princeton
D. C
Army Signal Corps
Division of Military Aeronautics
France
Italy
American Legion