The Science of Clocks and Watches

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Pitman publishing corporation, 1944 - Clocks and watches - 236 pages
Upton Hall, Upton, Newark, Notts. NG23 5TE.

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Contents

CHAPTER PAGE
1
THE PENDULUM
17
DISSIPATION OF ENERGY BY A SWINGING
53
Copyright

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TitleThe Science of Clocks and Watches
AuthorArthur Lionel Rawlings
Edition3
PublisherPitman publishing corporation, 1944
ISBN0950962139, 9780950962139
Length236 pages
  
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