The First Mechanical Clocks
In short: From ancient Chinese water-powered towers to the European invention of the verge escapement, this is the story of how humanity mastered mechanical timekeeping.
A 1:11 short film in the series “How It Worked”.
Sources used in this film: Hong Kong Space Museum, “Su Song and the Water-driven Astronomical Clock-tower « Curator's Blog | Hong Kong Space Museum”; Springer Science+Business Media New York, “Water-Powered Astronomical Clock Tower”; Britannica, “Verge escapement | device | Britannica”.
Sources used in this film
- Hong Kong Space Museum — Su Song and the Water-driven Astronomical Clock-tower « Curator's Blog | Hong Kong Space Museum · View →
- Springer Science+Business Media New York — Water-Powered Astronomical Clock Tower · View →
- Britannica — Verge escapement | device | Britannica · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Hong Kong Space Museum: Su Song and the Water-driven Astronomical Clock-tower « Curator's Blog | Hong Kong Space Museum
- Also: Springer Science+Business Media New York: Water-Powered Astronomical Clock Tower
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Verge escapement | device | Britannica
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