The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 6. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1878 |
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... pallets necessarily vibrate with it . The pendulum is hung by a thin spring S from the cock Q , so that the bending point of the spring may be just opposite the end of the pallet arbor , and the edge of the spring as close to the end of ...
... pallets necessarily vibrate with it . The pendulum is hung by a thin spring S from the cock Q , so that the bending point of the spring may be just opposite the end of the pallet arbor , and the edge of the spring as close to the end of ...
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... pallet CA , and at the same time the tooth at the back of the wheel falls on the other pallet CB , a little above its edge . But the pendulum which is now moving to the right does not stop immediately , but swings a little further ...
... pallet CA , and at the same time the tooth at the back of the wheel falls on the other pallet CB , a little above its edge . But the pendulum which is now moving to the right does not stop immediately , but swings a little further ...
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... pallet , and another tooth at the same time falls upon the right hand pallet at some distance from its point . As the pendulum moves on in the same direction , the tooth slides farther up the pallet , thus pro- ducing a recoil , as in ...
... pallet , and another tooth at the same time falls upon the right hand pallet at some distance from its point . As the pendulum moves on in the same direction , the tooth slides farther up the pallet , thus pro- ducing a recoil , as in ...
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... pallets D and E , which are set on the front of the pallet plate ; A and B are impulse pallets , being hard bits of steel or jewels set in the pallet plate , and they are acted upon by the three sharp - edged pins which are set in the ...
... pallets D and E , which are set on the front of the pallet plate ; A and B are impulse pallets , being hard bits of steel or jewels set in the pallet plate , and they are acted upon by the three sharp - edged pins which are set in the ...
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... pallet P is a separate bit of steel , screwed on , and therefore adjustable . The locking teeth are about 6 inches ... pallet CA , from the axis or arbor of which de- scends the half fork CP to touch the pendulum . From the other pallet ...
... pallet P is a separate bit of steel , screwed on , and therefore adjustable . The locking teeth are about 6 inches ... pallet CA , from the axis or arbor of which de- scends the half fork CP to touch the pendulum . From the other pallet ...
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