Horological dialogves in three parts shewing the nature, use, and right managing of clocks and watches : with an appendix containing Mr. Ovghtred's method for calculating of numbers : the whole being a work very necessary for all that make use of these kind of movements / by J. S. ...

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Author:	Smith, John, fl. 1673-1680.
Title:	Horological dialogves in three parts shewing the nature, use, and right managing of clocks and watches : with an appendix containing Mr. Ovghtred's method for calculating of numbers : the whole being a work very necessary for all that make use of these kind of movements / by J. S. ...
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Subject terms:	Horology -- Early works to 1800. Time measurements.
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Table of Contents

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TO THE READER.

A TABLE Of the Contents OF THE Several PARTS.

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HOROLOGICAL DIALOGVES.

DIALOGVE 1. The definition of Clocks: the reason of their Several distinctions, with an account of the most common kinds now in use.

DIALOGVE II. The manner how all Clocks natu∣rally perform their Offices.

DIALOGVE III. Wherein the goodness and excellency of a Clock chiefly consisteth.

DIALOGUE IV. Of the several conclusions that have been, are, and may be wrought by the motion of Clockwork.

DIALOGVE V. Some few rules how a man may furnish himself with either Clocks or Watches that are really good and substantial.

DIALOGVE VI. The way and manner of packing up and conveying all manner of Clocks from one place to another, as occasion shall re∣quire, as also rules to be observed in setting them up and fixing them in the places they are designed to stand in.

HOROLOGICAL DIALOGVES.

DIALOGVE I. Of pocket Watches; Watch and Larrums; and Clocks; their use right manag∣ing and true adjusting.

DIALOGUE II. Of ordinary domestick Ballance Watches, Watch and Larrums, and Clocks, their use, right manageing, and true adjust∣ing.

DIALOGVE III. Of Pendulum Clocks, their use, right ma∣naging, and true adjusting.

DIALOGVE IV. Of Quarter Repeating, and Chime Clocks, their use and management.

DIALOGUE V. Certain cases to be observed in all Clocks generally.

HOROLOGICAL DIALOGVES.

DIALOGVE 1. Of the inequality of time in respect of Artificial motions: the mature of it, their times of erring with the quan∣tity of their error, from whence se∣veral conclusions are drawn in refe∣rence to Clocks

DIALOGVE II. Of Refractions what it is, and when it happeneth, with several conclusions drawn from it, in reference to Clocks.

DIALOGVE III. Of the Spring, its definition, nature and defects, with the effects thereof in Clocks and Watches.

DIALOGVE IV. Some Enquiries into the Nature of the Pendulum, with the method of find∣ing their several lengths.

DIALOGVE V. Of the Clock-bell, the cause of its sounding, with the nature thereof, proved by reason and experience.

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TO THE READER.

APPENDIX.

I. Of Movements or Au∣tomata.

II. Of finding out fi numbers for the wheels and pinions.

III. Of effecting particular motions re∣quired.

IV. A Motion to shew the age of the Moon.

V. A Motion to shew the day of the year, or the degree of the Sun in the Eclip∣tick, or the time of the Suns rising or setting, &c.

VI. To shew the hour of full tide at any Port.