- An
escapement is a
mechanical linkage in
mechanical watches and
clocks that
gives impulses to the
timekeeping element and
periodically releases the gear...
-
portable timepiece has used the
lever escapement. The
advantages of the
lever are, first, that it is a "
detached"
escapement; it
allows the
balance wheel to...
- adjustment.
Three elements were
necessary for this achievement: A
detached escapement,
which gave
minimal interference with the
vibrating balance and balance...
- type of
escapement, or
detached escapement,
which makes him the
inventor of the
detent escapement: "The
invention of the
detached escapement belongs to...
-
chronometer escapements are
designed to
interfere with the
balance as
little as possible.
There are many constant-force and
detached escapement designs,...
-
tilting table emplo**** by Congreve. The "Extreme
Detached Escapement" (as
Congreve referred to his
escapement design) was
patented in 1808. Congreve, who was...
- philosophy,
chemistry and the arts, p. 159, The
invention of the
detached escapement belongs to P. Le Roy "78: Platinum".
Elementymology &
Elements Multidict...
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wheel a
short push in the
middle of its swing,
leaving it '
detached' from the
escapement to
swing back and
forth undisturbed during most of its cycle...
-
chronometer escapement and a form of
bimetallic compensation balance. In 1780, he
devised a
modification to the
detached chronometer escapement, the detent...
- pin-pallet
escapement, and a
monometallic balance.
After discussions with
Moritz J.
Grossman he
adopted the
simple detached pin
lever escapement. Listing...
