| has gloss | eng: In horology, the recoil or anchor escapement is a type of escapement used in pendulum clocks. An escapement is the mechanism in a mechanical clock that maintains the swing of the pendulum and advances the clock's wheels at each swing. The anchor escapement was probably invented by British scientist Robert Hooke around 1657, although some references credit clockmaker William Clement who popularized the anchor in his invention of the longcase or grandfather clock around 1680, and disputed credit for the escapement with Hooke. . The anchor became the escapement used in almost all pendulum clocks. A more accurate variation called the deadbeat escapement was introduced by British clockmaker George Graham around 1715. This gradually superseded the anchor and is used in virtually all modern pendulum clocks. |
