Watch and clock escapements : a complete study in theory and practice of the lever, cylinder and chronometer escapements, together with a brief account of the origin and evolution of the escapement in horology. / compiled from the well-known escapement serials published in the Keystone. Nearly two hundred original illustrations.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : Published by the Keystone, 1904Edition: [1st edition]Description: 179, [13] pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
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Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room TS548 .K44 1904 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000057204

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Compiled from the Escapement serial published in the US trade publication THE KEYSTONE. The book tries to teach escapement mechanics by having the reader execute detailed technical drawings of the escapement geometry. There is a later facsimile reprint by Lindsay and a Project Gutenberg virtual edition available as well.

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