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The Mechanics of Mechanical Watches and ClocksA Brief Review of the Mechanics of Watch and Clock

The Mechanics of Mechanical Watches and Clocks: A Brief Review of the Mechanics of Watch and Clock [According to literature, the first mechanical clock appeared in the middle of the fourteenth century. For more than 600 years, it had been worked on by many people, including Galileo, Hooke and Huygens. Needless to say, there have been many ingenious inventions that transcend time. This chapter gives a virtual tour of the development of mechanical watch and clock.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Mechanics of Mechanical Watches and ClocksA Brief Review of the Mechanics of Watch and Clock

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Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Copyright
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
ISBN
978-3-642-29307-8
Pages
5 –45
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-29308-5_2
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[According to literature, the first mechanical clock appeared in the middle of the fourteenth century. For more than 600 years, it had been worked on by many people, including Galileo, Hooke and Huygens. Needless to say, there have been many ingenious inventions that transcend time. This chapter gives a virtual tour of the development of mechanical watch and clock.]

Published: Sep 22, 2012

Keywords: Balance Wheel; Computer Animation; Fourteenth Century; Gear Train; Vertical Shaft

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