Explores for the source of the gears in traditional Japanese clock (Wadokei)

The purpose of this study is to understand the nature of one of the oldest gears used in traditional Japanese clock. Today's gear manufacturing technology in Japan came mostly from Europe and America, but we do not know exactly, when and how the gears were manufactured for the first time in...

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Main Authors: Akio UEDA, Jun WATANABE, Miyako MIYAZAKI, Aizoh KUBO, Hiroaki MATSUOKA
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2017-03-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/83/847/83_16-00295/_pdf/-char/en