Machine tools for making clocks

Dugan, David

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Authors

Dugan, David

Publication Date

2004-08-17

Language

en_GB

Type

Video

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Dugan, D. (2004). Machine tools for making clocks [Video file]. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/674

Abstract

The importance of the machine tools needed to make the fine balance springs and other parts of the exquisite clocks from the later seventeenth century. Great precision and low tolerance of error were required. Simon Schaffer explains.

Keywords

mechanization

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This record's URL: http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/674