Escapement
Escapement A simple escapement. The weight or spring forcing the gear ... turn pushes against the arm of the escapement which pushes the pendulum back the other way. The escapement drives the pendulum in a pendulum clock ... typically using springs or weights. Without the escapement the system would simply unwind continuously, ...
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Lever escapement
Lever escapement The lever escapement is a key component of the typical ... are collinear. The invention of the lever escapement is attributed to Thomas Mudge , and its ... workers including Breguet. It is a detached escapement, which means that the time-keeping element runs entirely free from the escapement during a portion of the operating ...
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Verge escapement
Verge escapement The verge escapement is the earliest known type of escapement, the mechanism in a clock that maintains ... for almost all clocks until the anchor escapement was introduced around 1671. In England the anchor escapement took over, but in France the ...
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Anchor escapement
Anchor escapement Anchor escapement mechanism The anchor escapement is a type of escapement, the mechanism in a clock that maintains ... best evidence in his favour. The anchor escapement appeared first in about 1671. This ...
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Grasshopper escapement
Grasshopper escapement The Grasshopper escapement is a remarkable, low-friction escapement - a control device for the step-by ... of a clock's driving power. The escapement was invented by John Harrison for use ... decorative purposes. Two advantages of the grasshopper escapement are its regularity of operation and ...
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Image:Escapement.gif
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Image:Anchor Escapement.png
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Pendulum clock
... indicating system which shows how often the escapement has rotated and therefore how much time ... on the end of a rod. The [[[escapement which passes energy to the pendulum to ... which slows the rapid rotation of the escapement down to a suitable speed to match ... indicating system which shows how often the escapement has rotated and therefore how much time ... on the end of a rod. The escapement which passes energy to the pendulum ...
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