Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 103
llet andfork. This lets the motion escape in a seriesof short stoppings, well known as the ticking ofthe watch. In connection with the pallet andfork is the balance-wheel, whose vibrations reg-ulate the speed at which all shall move. Thisbalance-wheel serves the same purpose in awatch that the… … the balance-wheel on its axle, and the other beingthe opposing force of a very small spring, knownas the hair-spring, coiled loosely about the bal-ance-wheel, and which thus tends to regulate thepower of the mainspring. The bearings for the ends of the tiny shafts ofthe wheels give better service…
Children's literature
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 103](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/1024/ia-stnicholasserial401dodg-103-118.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial402dodg-373-470.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial332dodg-653-875.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial282dodg-311-316.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial292dodg-445-454.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial412dodg-101-86.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial411dodg-667-915.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial322dodg-93-103.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial302dodg-563-628.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial282dodg-535-551.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial331dodg-481-556.webp)