The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-10
FIRST ACCURATE TIME
PIECE WAS INVENTED
1900 YEARS AGO

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nor mechanical device invented for
N n prevention.
d, Ia well-known that steel easily
4 ,.r.3os and becomes magnctized
i and horolog.sts tried to find some
,TrabIe substitute for It. c. a.
ps .f'4rd's inventions I'm that line.
prre quite notable and his hair
sornus Of palladium nave been a
y-rl. success. and are used today, In
box ghronometerS.
Rvr 10 is through the inventions OF
ha Hqst half century and to the work
MI The great scientists Of this period
-r1t horoloEy has reached a perfec-
rnu OF time measuring that leaves
nt.le ground for improvement, and Of
u.U..s tine following is a brief recital.
El Phillips published his 'classic
usm0ire lie Spiral Eeglant' In 1861
.f.e0 laid down the rule for the
.oruau0n OF curves that will expand
and contract the hairspring conccn-
r..lIv and, therefore exert no lat
A,raI pressure on the pivots so that its
3eu.sr Of gravity is on the axis of the
Naan'e,
y won VIlarceau published in the
"Arnqles de rObservatoire de Paris, %
n very learned memoire on the theo-
~ ot the compensation balance in
rSrg. NJ. Grossmann published his
rrlze essay on the Detached Lever
Esrapament" in 1866, II. Resal pub
rsHol hts "Applications de la Mec-
augue a rHoriogetie' in 1867.
Inventions in horology through
Years OF practical use have continu-
allv changed and improved the var
ious methods used until finally they
have either given the desired results
or have been discarded for better
devices. Hundreds of escapements
have been invented since the verge
was first used and yet today, there
are only few which have stood the
test Of time and are still employed.
Jules GrosSmann, director Of the
Le Locle watch making school, pub
fhed in 1898, a remarkable ar
'Icle on adjusting. in the DeutsChe
hrmacherIeitung, which present
cd The subject in a scientific way.
clue dated with higher mathematics.
analysing every phase OF the adjust
ing question. NJ. Bossier publishe
o translation of this memoire in
French in which he, however, pre-
sented the subject In such a form
that only by the aid Of algebra, il is
understood by horological students.
The former published. with the CO.
operation OF his son, Hermann his
"Lecone d'Horologerie Theorique" in
1898, which was translated into Eng
lish, by James Allen, tr., and pub
llshed by the Keystone" Philadel-
ph.a.
J. Grossmann not only was q scden-
list in horology, but also an expert
practical instructor. and through his
efforts numerous graduates Of his
school soon diffused their knowledge
throughout Switzerland and else
where 10 the benefit of horology.
j. j. Britten published his Watch
SpHnging and Adjusting" in 1898, In
which he covers the whole field and
reports on the practice and methods
Of English adjusters.
The greatest scientists Of all ages
have taken keen interest in horol-
ogy and have helped greatly in it's
advance; and the works of Resal, |
Caspari, Ledieu, besides others and
those already mentoned-in this
paper, have added much to the per-
lection Of the industry.
Or, e. c. Gulllaume, director of |
the bureau of weights and meas ]