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Arcane Mechanisms of Temporal Devices
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  • 1. Axis around which the intricate gears revolve
  • 2. Pivoting support for maintaining orientation, often seen in compasses
  • 3. French ticking regulator that frees the wheel’s motion
  • 6. Scale measuring speed from elapsed time on a chronograph
  • 7. Part that interacts with escape wheel, controlling gear release
  • 10. Cylindrical container housing the power spring
  • 11. Converts mechanical motion to electrical energy, sometimes retrofitted in automata
  • 14. Ancient instrument to measure celestial positions and time
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  • 4. Oscillating heart of a mechanical timepiece
  • 5. S-shaped lever or spring in antique horological devices
  • 8. Mechanism that sounds chimes marking temporal passage
  • 9. Self-operating mechanical figure often driven by clockwork
  • 12. Conical pulley aiding constant force in clock springs
  • 13. Projecting beam fixed at only one end, crucial in escapements
  • 15. Gear system mimicking heavenly bodies’ rotation within mechanisms
  • 16. Small gear meshing with a larger wheel
  • 17. Interlocked movement resembling medieval tournaments in gear interplay
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