The development of complex mechanical clocks and escapement

The need for some device to break continuous movement into discrete parts; the invention and nature of the escapement. The role of the Benedictines and particularly Richard of Wallingford and others is explained by Simon Schaffer in St. Alban's Abbey against a reconstructed early clock.

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• Clocks
• escapement
• St
• Albans
• Simon
• Schaffer

[adrianiredale]

Excellent bit of history

[karythey]

Great commentary especially at the end.

[weav8060]

good speaker

[deptfordboysSE8]

Very interesting.