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wheelwork (ˈhwiːlwɜːk) [f. wheel n. + work n.] a. A set of connected wheels forming part of a machine or mechanical contrivance.1670 Evelyn Sylva xxiii. (ed. 2) 115 The Cornel-tree..is exceedingly commended for its durablenesse, and use in Wheel-work, Pinns, and Wedges. 1772 C. Hutton Bridges 99 Pil...
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John Tolson (clockmaker)
The style of his early longcase clocks owes much to Thomas Tompion, and the delicate functionality of his early longcase wheelwork echoes Tompion's standards
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Clockmaker
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Early clockmakers fashioned all the intricate parts and wheelwork of clocks by hand, using hand tools.
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rotator
rotator (rəʊˈteɪtər) [a. L. rotātor, agent-n. from rotāre to rotate. Cf. F. rotateur.] 1. Anat. A muscle by which a limb or part can be moved circularly.1676 Wiseman Surg. Treat. vii. viii. 494 The Triceps, together with the Levidus, and the four little Rotators. 1744 tr. Boerhaave's Inst. III. 254 ...
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Hermann Plauson
He built on Nikola Tesla's idea for connecting machinery to the "wheelwork of nature".
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impulse
▪ I. impulse, n. (ˈɪmpʌls) [ad. L. impuls-us a push against, f. ppl. stem of impellĕre to impel.] 1. a. An act of impelling; an application of sudden force causing motion; a thrust, a push.1650 Ashmole Chym. Collect. (ed. 3) 227 The Second lurketh in the bowels of the Earth, by the Impulse and actio...
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Wilhelm Beiglböck
During Beiglböck's funeral, a state physician representative said that "after the war he was caught up in a wheelwork of hatred that knew no justice."
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1731 in science
orrery (or planetarium model) is developed as an apparatus showing the relative positions of heavenly bodies in the Solar System by using balls moved by wheelwork
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geare
▪ I. gear, n. (gɪə(r)) Forms: 3 gære, 4–5 ger, 4 guere, 5–6 gheer(e, 4–5 gare, 5–6 gayre, gaire, geyre, 4–9 ge(e)r(e, geir(e, 5–6 geyer, 6–8 geare, 6– gear. [ME. gere, prob. ad. ON. gervi, g{obar}rvi = OE. *ᵹieru (poet. in pl. ᵹearwe, with pre-Eng. change of declension), OS. garewi, gerwi, OHG. gara...
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Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis
On Huygens' contribution to timekeeping, Dijksterhuis wrote, "he contrived to make the wheelwork of the clock keep up the motion of the pendulum, which
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bar
▪ I. bar, n.1 (bɑː(r)) Forms: 2–7 barre, 3–7 barr, 5– bar. [ME. barre, a. OF. barre (= Pr., It., Sp., Pg. barra):—late L. barra of unknown origin. The Celtic derivation accepted by Diez is now discredited: OIr. barr ‘bushy top,’ and its cognates, in no way suit the sense; Welsh bar ‘bar’ is from Eng...
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Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla
Harnessing the Wheelwork of Nature: Tesla's Science of Energy. 288 pages.
1998 non-fiction books
Books about Nikola Tesla
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style
▪ I. style, n. (staɪl) Forms: 4 styele, styyl, stele, 4–6 still, 5 stiel, styll, 5–6 styill, 6 steill, stylle, 6–7 steele, 4–9 stile, 4– style. [a. OF. style, stile, stil, estile, etc. (mod.F. style), ad. L. stilus (also incorrectly written stylus) a stake or pale, pointed instrument for writing, st...
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work
▪ I. work, n. (wɜːk) Forms: α. 1—4 weorc, 2–4 weork(e, (3 Orm. weorrc, weorrk-). β. 1–4 werc, (3 wærc, wærk, Orm. werrc), 3–6 werk(e, (4 -cke, -kke, 5 wherk, 6 Sc. verk); Sc. and north. 4 warc(ke, vark, 4–7 warke, 4– wark. γ. 1 wyrc, 1–2 wurc, 3 wurck, wurk, (5 wrke); 4 wirke. δ. 1–3 worc, 3–7 worke...
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The Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla
Valone, Thomas, Harnessing the Wheelwork of Nature: Tesla's Science of Energy, 2002.
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