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Weekend Trivia
Speaking of clocks, Two English Cabinetmakers John and James Harrison were clock makers as well and went on to solve the problem of Longitude at Sea in the 18th Century and was eventually awarded the 20,000 pound for the achievement by the British Admiralty.
What part of the clock originally developed earlier by Christian Huygens did the Harrison's improve?
Stephen
Re: Weekend Trivia
WAG and probably spelled wrong, but the escarpment? (or something like that spelling;-))
No...and hint
the term you are looking for is escapement and I am not certain but I believed they used a cylinder escapement.
But that is not the answer I am looking for. The term is actually still today but in relation to a venue at a sporting event.
Stephen
You fall off an escarpment
Re: LED, Digital or
the second hand. Thanks for the question
No but....
connected indirectly or directly to the object in question.
Another hint its name also contains the name of a cooking device.
Stephen
Re: Are you looking for...
chronometer?
Re: No...and hint
balance beam or spring?
You may be right...but...
although the Harrison's propably did invent the chronometer it is another improvement that can be found in tall case clocks.
People are probably watching football instead of answering Trivia questions.
Stephen
No
Salt Lake Express
I love the 18th century Harrison clocks. There is even a complete wood clock (with a unique escarpment) still operating and made before H1, H2, H3. The answer here is in the old name for the lines laid out on an old football field before hash marks. In this case it refers to compensating for expansion of two metals in the swing of a pendulum. I'll let Steve fill in the rest.
Correct
Gary got this one right it is the heat compensating 'grid-iron' pendulum. By incorperating both iron and brass rods he succeded in making a pendulum that would not expand or contract with changes in temperature.
If your pendulum gets longer the clock runs slower and vice-versa. And it was named for the square or circular cooking grills that had bars running across to hold whats cooking, the grid-iron.
Stephen