Animation of Harrison's balance wheel used on H1
Date
2011-03-19T00:00:00Z
Authors
Ceperley, Peter
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Abstract
Harrison's clock, his H1, represented an important milestone in the development of mechanical clocks. This animation shows the workings of a critical component of that clock, the balance while, which was designed to be insensitive to the rolling and pitching of an ocean going ship.
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This animation requires Adobe flash
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Physics, Harrison, Technical animation, History of clocks