A Treatise on Modern Horology in Theory and Practice

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Crosby Lockwood, 1887 - Clock and watch making - 844 pages
 

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action amount anchor anchor escapement arc of vibration ascertain axis balance balance wheel balance-spring Berthoud brass calliper cause chronometer circle circumference clocks coils considerable cylinder escapement depth detent diameter dimensions diminish distance draw drop edge effect employed epicycloid equal escape-wheel escapement arm experiments extent extremity fixed friction give grammes greater hole horologists horology impelling impulse curve impulse plane inclined plane increase isochronism length less lever lever escapement lifting angle lifting arc line of centres locking faces locking surface mainspring marine chronometers measure ment metal millimetres motion motive force movement necessary notch number of teeth number of vibrations observed pendulum pinion pivots plate polished position practice pressure proportion radius radius of gyration recoil reduced resistance rest roller rotation ruby-pin screw slight spring steel straight sufficient supplementary arc tangential thickness tooth unlocking vary velocity verge verge escapement watch watchmaker wear weight wheel

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TitleA Treatise on Modern Horology in Theory and Practice
AuthorClaudius Saunier
Translated byJulien John Stanislaus Tripplin, Edward Rigg
Edition2
PublisherCrosby Lockwood, 1887
Original fromthe New York Public Library
DigitizedApr 22, 2011
Length844 pages
  
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