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Record 1 2016-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells
DEF

The crown-shaped ... escape wheel of a verge escapement timepiece.

CONT

The classic form for a timepiece ... was the verge escapement ... This consists of a crown wheel (i.e. a gearwheel shaped like a crown) driven by a weight and repeatedly checked by the action of a pair of metal pallets that alternately stop successive teeth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie
CONT

La tige étant suspendue en face de la roue à couronne ou roue de rencontre, il est clair que lorsque cette roue tourne et qu'une de ses dents écarte la palette [...] puis s'échappe, l'autre palette [...] se présente à une dent diamétralement opposée qui l'écarte à son tour, vu que la roue tourne dans le même sens.

Spanish

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