Escapement remontoire, a device which isolated the escapement from changes in drive force. Without a balance spring, the crossbeat would have been no more isochronous than the verge. Invented around 1657 by Robert Hooke, the anchor (see animation at top of page) quickly superseded the verge to become the standard escapement used in pendulum clocks through the 19th century. Its advantage was that it reduced the wide pendulum swing angles of the verge to 3–6°, making the pendulum nearly isochronous, and allowing the use of longer, slower-moving pendulums, which used less energy. The anchor is responsible for the long narrow shape
Mechanical energy simplified into since in circular motion, Newton's 2nd Law of motion can be taken to be Today, many technological devices convert mechanical energy into other forms of energy or vice versa. These devices can be placed in these categories: The classification of energy into different types often follows the boundaries of the fields of study in the natural sciences. Notes Citations Bibliography Mechanical energy In physical sciences, mechanical energy is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy. It is the energy associated with the motion and position of an object. The principle of conservation of mechanical energy states that