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  2. Riefler escapement - Wikipedia

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    The Riefler escapement is a mechanical escapement for precision pendulum clocks invented and patented [1] by German instrument maker Sigmund Riefler in 1889. [2] It was used in the astronomical regulator clocks made by his German firm Clemens Riefler from 1890 to 1965, [ 3 ] which were perhaps the most accurate all-mechanical pendulum clocks made.

  3. Escapement - Wikipedia

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    The sudden stopping of the escapement's tooth is what generates the characteristic "ticking" sound heard in operating mechanical clocks and watches. The first mechanical escapement, the verge escapement, was invented in medieval Europe during the 13th century and was the crucial innovation that led to the development of the mechanical clock ...

  4. Pierre Le Roy - Wikipedia

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    Description of the Le Roy detent escapement mechanism by the Académie des Sciences, 14 August 1748. Le Roy detent escapement mechanism.. In 1748, he invented a pivoted detent type of escapement, [2] or detached escapement, [1] which makes him the inventor of the detent escapement: [2] "The invention of the detached escapement belongs to P. Le Roy". [3]

  5. Balance wheel - Wikipedia

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    As clocks were made smaller, first as bracket clocks and lantern clocks and then as the first large watches after 1500, balance wheels began to be used in place of foliots. [8] Since more of its weight is located on the rim away from the axis, a balance wheel could have a larger moment of inertia than a foliot of the same size, and keep better ...

  6. Verge escapement - Wikipedia

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    The verge (or crown wheel) escapement is the earliest known type of mechanical escapement, the mechanism in a mechanical clock that controls its rate by allowing the gear train to advance at regular intervals or 'ticks'. Verge escapements were used from the late 13th century until the mid 19th century in clocks and pocketwatches.

  7. History of timekeeping devices - Wikipedia

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    The tower clock of Norwich Cathedral constructed c. 1273 (reference to a payment for a mechanical clock dated to this year) is the earliest such large clock known. The clock has not survived. [ 95 ] The first clock known to strike regularly on the hour, a clock with a verge and foliot mechanism, is recorded in Milan in 1336. [ 96 ]

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