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Some ancient mechanical clocks were able to indicate moon phases in addition to telling time (its usual labour). This article, which is a contribution to industrial archaeology [1] and machines history, exposes a mechanical solution that Fernando de Tapia y Castilla (1749–1841), famous clockmaker from Alcalá la Real (Jaén, España), developed in 1810 to get an higher precision in moon phases indicator than in other mechanical clocks before. This new method was published in his “Nuevo método sobre el modo de poner la luna en toda clase de reloges de ruedas con exâctitud y sin el herror que hasta ahora se ha observado. Por un ingenio Español aficionado a esta profesión. Año de 1810”.
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López-García, R., Dávila-Rufián, I., Romero-Carrillo, P., López-Alba, E. (2013). “New Mechanical Calculation” to Show Moon Phases in Mechanical Clocks, Developed in 1810 by Fernando de Tapia y Castilla. In: Viadero, F., Ceccarelli, M. (eds) New Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4902-3_80
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