The Modern Clock (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Study of Time Keeping Mechanism; Its Construction, Regulation and RepairBy Ward L. Goodrich
Length15h 23m
About this audiobook
The Modern Clock is a lucid exposition of domestic timekeeping at the moment when traditional horology met modern mechanical refinement. Ward L. Goodrich explains the principles, construction, adjustment, and care of clocks with a prose style that is methodical, economical, and unmistakably practical. Situated within the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century culture of technical manuals, the book translates workshop knowledge into accessible instruction without sacrificing precision. Goodrich writes as a man formed by the habits of the bench: attentive to mechanism, failure, correction, and the disciplined observation on which good clockmaking depends. Though less concerned with literary ornament than with clarity, his authority arises from familiarity with the problems faced by repairers, makers, and owners of clocks. The book reflects an era in which mechanical literacy was a valued civic and professional skill. Readers interested in horology, material culture, technological history, or the craft traditions behind everyday objects will find The Modern Clock both useful and revealing. It is recommended not merely as a manual, but as a document of mechanical intelligence: a concise guide to how time was measured, maintained, and understood in the modern age.
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Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length15 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 9, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
15CHAPTER XIV. PLATES, PIVOTS AND TIME TRAINS.
2CHAPTER I. THE NECESSITY FOR BETTER SKILL AMONG CLOCKMAKERS.
16CHAPTER XV. SPRINGS, WEIGHTS AND POWER.
3CHAPTER II. THE NATURAL LAWS GOVERNING PENDULUMS.
17CHAPTER XVI. MOTION WORK AND STRIKING TRAINS.
4CHAPTER III. COMPENSATING PENDULUMS.
18CHAPTER XVII. CLEANING AND REPAIRING CUCKOO CLOCKS.
5CHAPTER IV. THE CONSTRUCTION OF MERCURIAL PENDULUMS.
19CHAPTER XVIII. SNAIL STRIKING WORK, ENGLISH, FRENCH AND AMERICAN.
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6CHAPTER V. REGULATIONS, SUSPENSIONS, CRUTCHES AND MINOR POINTS.
20CHAPTER XIX. THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIMPLE AND PERPETUAL CALENDARS.
7CHAPTER VI. TORSION PENDULUMS FOR FOUR-HUNDRED DAY CLOCKS.
21CHAPTER XX. HAMMERS, GONGS AND BELLS.
8CHAPTER VII. PECULIARITIES OF ANGULAR MEASUREMENT— HOW TO READ DRAWINGS.
22CHAPTER XXI. ELECTRIC CLOCKS AND BATTERIES.
9CHAPTER VIII. THE GRAHAM OR DEAD BEAT ESCAPEMENT.
23CHAPTER XXII. THE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF DIALS.
10CHAPTER IX. LE PAUTE’S PIN WHEEL ESCAPEMENT.
24CHAPTER XXIII. CLOCK CASING AND CASE REPAIRS.
11CHAPTER X. THE RECOIL OR ANCHOR ESCAPEMENT.
25CHAPTER XXIV. SOME HINTS ON MAKING A REGULATOR.
12CHAPTER XI. THE DENNISON OR GRAVITY ESCAPEMENT.
26LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
13CHAPTER XII. THE CYLINDER ESCAPEMENT AS APPLIED TO CLOCKS.
27INDEX.
14CHAPTER XIII. THE DETACHED LEVER ESCAPEMENT AS APPLIED TO CLOCKS.
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