Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-03-16

From the New York Courier and Enquirer
A TWELVE MONTHS, CIoCK

A. the rooms OF the U.iieS States Soc;e,y nj S.;<,o-
and Meehanis". No. 81 Liberty street. there is now
eihioi'ihga newly invented clock. which must of ne.
eesslty be more accurate rs n umekeeoer Than M
pendulum clock, and which t.,s.esses IN. ,,m.,L.,I.,
power OF running tDsire ponihs. without being x,,nb
up during that long period. IL would seem .thereEn,e
that The same principle. scientifically mult;oI;eJ
would very nearly approximate To perpetual motion.
indeed the principle OF This clock can he odan,.d
10 any perIoi oi running. from two DAYS To two hun.
bred years-and the price OF the nrticie i. nrooo,,;on-
Ell 10 ihs time the clock is made 10 run without wind.
ing. We eoPy the following particulars from the
Newark Daily Advertiser-
The clock contains only six wheels Of fr,m 60 In az
teeth and , pInions Of 6. 9. 10. I2 and e lea ayes. 4
~heeis and 4 pinions in the striking part. and y
wneeis and I p'nion IN the time part. The whole is
driven and kept in motion 10y one winding for 316
days oy a spring OF n strength when wound I'D eaual
To only IL pounds weight.
The improvement ia the striking p,r, ro,s;,,s n,H,
cipally IN the application of a rotary h,mu.ar. IL ye,y
SIMPLE and requires 81 times less maintaining paxc,
Than o'her CHICKS. The time pari is driven hv IN.
striking part by means OF a small spring which
,o'"s a complete retaining power while winding. and
lie the striking part require 50 times less maintain.
ing power.
The great improvement IN the tune part con.ists
prnsiP1iiy IN the regulating motion. AMI may he call.
ed a oo'ary or i"rsien pendulum. the ball is Of a cIob.
mar 'orn and hollow. aud suspended by a small
spring. near the upper end of this spring ia fastened
an arm IN the form Of n crank: The ball heinz ,n,n.J
twists ti'c spfiny AMI causes the arm IN ne rfnrm mn
arch. nc ing upon and receiving the impulse from the
swing wheel by means of . lever connected with the
arn; which impulse il carried through the soriny "a
Tue ball and keeps It in motion. The spriue in n
snIescent state il the longest; by It's being twisted
elmer way from that state is shortened. and th. hall
made &c rso returning by The reaction of the ,prinr
a quiescont state Is longcs: by its being twisted eth.
er way from that state is shoned. and the hall made
70 rise returning by the reaction of The spring and IN.
iofce oi gravity, receiving the impulse from Inc main.
tanning power nj each return. There is an irregular.
NY existing in the common pendulum. sv n loss of
power arising from an increase OF friction. thereby
'essening The impulse given To % and shortening the
a'c :" IT'S Siosations. IL ~ measures true time in nm
arc OF . degrees, % will gain 10 second. n dav bv vi.
orauihy IN an arc OF 8 degrees. SO that by an increase
II will gain time. ~
Any difference Of friction or maintainin0 o,,o IN
ms clock viii not affect the time given by this nan.
auinmi revolutions or vibrations are rendered per.
'ecuy lsochrOnai. by the influence that the to,sion of
me sprIag has (Shen made Of O certain width IN ;,s
tn'ckhess) IN IT'S reaction. upon the force Of gravity Of
the ball. e"J "
Tue dinerent degrees or iemperaiuro do no, e6.ct
we ums gwen ~ this pendulum; The lime il would
Ioee oy heerPas'ioH of he spring in sngIh. il aeon
's'ey counierocted by the time il gains by its ernan.
SION IN ~'dth and thickness. Let the erpansibiIiiv az
no ne'aIoi which she ball IL made be what n NAV
mo "he u would lose by its expansion outward from
~ "i motion 10 Compounded for at the same lime
oy 'e "He u wains. by the regulator rising ON
'o sP'"'g ana shprtVnina the active pau Of n NV ,hs
expansion Of Ihr ball upwards from the nut ON yyb;rb,
u rerts. WIN"