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Diagram of an anchor escapement mechanism showing a pendulum attached to pallets that interact with an escape wheel, illustrating how this system regulates time in pendulum clocks.

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Key People

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Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe

English lawyer and horologist

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Thomas Earnshaw

English watchmaker

Clock face of Big Ben.

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