Chronometry

Chronometry

The science of the measurement of time.

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four-hundred-day clock

Chronometry; Clock

A clock that runs a full year on a single winding. It is also called an anniversary clock.

foot wheel

Chronometry; Clock

The foot wheel, like the bench wheel, is used to drive a lathe or other machine, but it is much larger. It is mounted below the bench and rotated by means of a foot-operated, ...

foliot

Chronometry; Clock

The first form of controller used in verge-escapement clocks. The foliot is made from a metal bar, usually with saw cuts in its upper edge which are used to locate two equal ...

flying pendulum clock

Chronometry; Clock

Also referred to as an Ignatz clock, a novelty clock invented in 1883 and reproduced in the late 1950s. Hanging from an arm, a small ball on a thread acts as a pendulum by ...

fly press

Chronometry; Clock

The fly press is one of the simplest forms of press, providing an economical method of rapidly producing parts. In principle, it utilizes the energy of hand-moved weights to ...

fly

Chronometry; Clock

The last element in chiming and striking trains, the fly is a fan brake used to control by air resistance the interval between hammer blows.

flux

Chronometry; Clock

A substance applied to metals which are being brazed or soldered. The flux is designed to help the liquid brazing and soldering metal properly to 'wet' the parent metal or metals ...