We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. Contents include: "General Principles", "Wheel Work", "Gearing", "The Lever Escapement", "The Controlling Mechanism", "Practical Repairing", "Train Problems", "Jeweling", "Making a Balance Staff", "Pivoting", "Fitting Balance Springs", "Escapement Adjusting", "Cleaning and Oiling", "Preliminary Notes on Adjusting", et cetera. Written in simple language and profusely illustrated, "A Practical Course in Horology" will be of considerable utility to novices and apprentices. This volume contains information on all aspects ranging from basic principles to oiling, cleaning, adjusting, and much more. Horology is the science of measuring time and constructing timepieces. This vintage book contains a complete guide to horology. Contents include: "Old and New Methods of Measuring Time", "Time Service of Today", "Iron and Steel", "Wheels and Pinions", "The Balance Staff and Its Measurements", "Jeweling", "Pivoting", "The Balance or Hair String", "The Lever Escapement", "The Main Spring", "The Compensating Balance and Pendulum", et cetera. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in horology, and it would make for a useful addition to collections of related literature. It was originally designed for the edification of young watchmakers and contains a wealth of useful information presented clearly and in simple language.
This vintage book contains a complete guide to contemporary methods and techniques employed in horology and clockmaking. At the same time as the work offers a synthesis of current knowledge of the subject, it also incorporates the results of some fundamamental, new and original research. The international body of authors have endeavoured to offer a fully world-wide survey accessible to students, historians, collectors, and the general reader, based on a firm understanding of the technical basis of the subject. The book features the use of case studies to represent larger topics that cannot be completely covered in a single book. The instruments described are set in their technical and social contexts, and there is also discussion of the literature, the historiography and the collecting of the subject.
In geographical scope it ranges from East Asia to the Americas. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.A General History of Horology describes instruments used for the finding and measurement of time from Antiquity to the 21st century.
Contents include: Old and New Methods of Measuring Time, Time Service of Today, Iron and Steel, Wheels and Pinions, The Balance Staff and Its Measurements, Jeweling, Pivoting, The Balance or Hair String, The Lever Escapement, The Main Spring, The Compensating Balance and Pendulum, et cetera. Synopsis: This vintage book contains a complete guide to contemporary methods and techniques employed in horology and clockmaking.
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