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Short answer is no. Longer answer is that the Babbage Difference engine has taken the concept of a sautoir and implemented something much more complicated.
Here we have two wheels representing values in the calculation, and the gear in the middle that adds.
Then to carry numbers up - there was an external device:
Keep in mind that a single number is ...
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Usually because dog clutches are engaged when the shafts are stationary - lathes are a good example as they change speeds when the work is stationary and the tool dis-engaged.
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