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Great showbiz.
But the trouble was, in winter,
the water still froze. So it wasn't until
about 1280 that somebody came up
with a brilliant idea of getting rid of the water
completely, and using only the weight
to power the clock. The system that made
that idea feasible was probably one of
the greatest inventions in the history of mankind:
the verge and foliot
But the trouble was, in winter,
the water still froze. So it wasn't until
about 1280 that somebody came up
with a brilliant idea of getting rid of the water
completely, and using only the weight
to power the clock. The system that made
that idea feasible was probably one of
the greatest inventions in the history of mankind:
the verge and foliot
Full Transcript
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Great showbiz.
But the trouble was,
00:00:03.023 --> 00:00:04.624
in winter,
the water still froze.
00:00:05.217 --> 00:00:07.788
So it wasn't until
about 1280
00:00:07.788 --> 00:00:09.173
that somebody came up
with a brilliant idea
00:00:09.173 --> 00:00:11.749
of getting rid of the water
completely,
00:00:11.749 --> 00:00:13.067
and using only the weight
to power the clock.
00:00:14.284 --> 00:00:16.299
The system that made
that idea feasible
00:00:16.299 --> 00:00:18.929
was probably one of
the greatest inventions
00:00:18.929 --> 00:00:22.742
in the history of mankind:
the verge and foliot.
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Movie Summary
Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
