 | Robert Theodore Gunther - 1920 - 530 pages
...of a patent, the principal part whereof, viz. the description of the watch, is his own hand writing, which I have yet by me; the discouragement I met with...supervision. One of the first to which the balance springwas applied, Hooke presented to Dr. Wilkins, afterwards Bishop of Chester, about 1661.' The final... | |
 | Oxford Historical Society (Oxford, England) - 1923 - 526 pages
...of a patent, the principal part whereof, viz. the description of the watch, is nis own hand writing, which I have yet by me; the discouragement I met with...to Dr. Wilkins, afterwards Bishop of Chester, about 1661.' The final volute form of the spring was evolved only after many experiments. Straight springs,... | |
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Ut tensio, sic vis, meaning that the force is proportionate to the tension. Hooke proposed to patent his discovery, and, in his own words, " Sir Robert Moray drew me up the form of a patent, the principal part whereof, viz. the description of the watch,... 