Preface
Foreword: Why make clocks which strike the hour and the quarter on demand?

Part I: Overview of Repeat Striking
Chapter 1. The origins of repeat striking in English table clocks	3
Chapter 2. The years leading up to pull repeat striking	15
Chapter 3. The hour snail in horology	23
Chapter 4. Bells	31
Chapter 5. Core literature	40

Part II: Clock Atlas (1675-1725)
Contents of Atlas	45
Section 1: Timepieces	49
Section 2: Countwheel Clocks	145
Section 3: Single Rack Striking Clocks	165
Group 1: Leaf Spring Group	177
Group 2: Coiled Spring Group	292
Group 3: Power from the Hour Strike Train	366
Section 4: Dual Rack Striking Clocks	397
Section 5: Thomas Tompion’s Mechanisms	495
Section 6: Longcase clocks	541

Epilogue
Originators, makers, and retailers in London’s clock industry	565
Different solutions for common problems	570
Spheres of influence in clock design	575

Glossary	577
Index of contributors	583
Makers Index	587

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