Sun and planet gear
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sun-and-planet-gear-186-10996123
title:
Sun and planet gear
text:
The sun and planet gear is a method of converting reciprocating motion to rotary motion and was used in the first rotative beam engines. It was invented by the Scottish engineer William Murdoch, an employee of Boulton and Watt, but was patented by James Watt in October 1781. It was invented to bypass the patent on the crank, already held by James Pickard. It played an important part in the development of devices for rotation in the Industrial Revolution.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of gear used in early beam engines
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_and_planet_gear
date created:
2005-09-06T11:27:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T15:29:55Z
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