An Analysis of the Lever Escapement

by H. R. Playtner

EN·~1 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total

Transcriber’s note

1:24

PREFACE.

7:49

AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEVER ESCAPEMENT.

10:55

The Draw.

2:59

The Lock.

0:20

The Run.

1:28

The Lift.

9:06

The Center Distance of Wheel and Pallets.

4:25

Equidistant vs. Circular.

1:35

The Fork and Roller Action.

14:33

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Duration

~1 hours (92K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Sigal Alon, Fox in the Stars, Laura Wisewell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2007-06-30

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21978

Subjects

Clocks and watches -- Escapements TS

About the author

H. R. Playtner

Best known for writing about the fine mechanics of watchmaking, this early 20th-century Canadian horologist turned highly technical ideas into clear instruction. His work still draws readers interested in precision, craft, and the history of timekeeping.

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