Mudge, T.

Japanese: Mudge,T.(英語表記)MudgeT
Mudge, T.


[Miniaturization and mass production]
Following the technological innovations of the mid-17th century, important inventions and improvements were made to escapements and balance wheels throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, and the invention of new alloys and ruby ​​bearings also contributed greatly to improving precision, making watches smaller, and facilitating manufacturing. In particular, the lever escapement, which is said to have been invented by the Englishman Thomas Mudge (1715-94) around 1755, came to be used in all clocks that had a balance wheel as an oscillator, making it possible to manufacture small, thin, highly accurate pocket clocks. Pocket clocks were made in England, France, Switzerland, and other countries, but while Switzerland began to make thin, highly accurate clocks early on, England continued to make heavy, sturdy clocks, and France, although elegant, was slow to adopt new technology, which led to the rapid growth of the Swiss watch industry.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mudge, T." is listed below.

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Japanese:


[小型化と大量生産]
 17世紀半ばの技術革新に引き続き,18世紀,19世紀にかけて脱進機とてんぷに重要な考案,改良が行われ,また新しい合金やルビー製軸受の発明も精度向上,小型化,製造の容易化などに非常に貢献している。なかでも1755年ころにイギリスのマッジThomas Mudge(1715‐94)によって発明されたといわれるレバー脱進機は,てんぷを振動機としてもつ時計にはすべて使われるようになり,精度のよい小型,薄型の提げ時計の製造を可能にした。 提げ時計はイギリス,フランス,スイスなどで作られていたが,スイスが早くから薄型で精度のよい時計を作り始めたのに対して,イギリスは重厚堅牢な時計を作り続け,フランスは優美ではあったが新技術をとり入れるのが遅かったために,スイスの時計産業が急速に伸びた。…

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