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The HP 5360A: Measuring to the Moon

A woman soldering a component for the HP 5360A computer counter. Enlarge
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Date: 1969

The HP 5360A computer counter could tabulate and process reflected signals with an accuracy several orders of magnitude beyond its contemporaries. It was so accurate that it could measure the distance from the earth to the moon to within one foot of accuracy.

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