The Mechanics of Mechanical Watches and Clocks

• Main Authors: Du, Ruxu. (Author), Xie, Longhan. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science, 21
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, applied.; Mechanical engineering.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Mechanical Engineering.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29308-5

"The Mechanics of Mechanical Watches and Clocks" presents historical views and mathematical models of mechanical watches and clocks. Although now over six hundred years old, mechanical watches and clocks are still popular luxury items that fascinate many people around the world. However fe...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• A Brief History of Mechanical Watch and Clock
• The Mechanics of Swiss Lever Escapement
• The Mechanic of the Spiral Spring
• Automatic Winding Device.-�Gear and Power Transmission
• Concluding Remarks. � � �.