钟摆的运动使这个装置晃动，如此一来这个装置能抓住擒纵轮的每一个齿，随后又将其释放，因而使其精确转动一段距离。

The motion of a pendulum rocks this device so that it catches and then releases each tooth of the escape wheel, in turn allowing it to turn a precise amount.

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与在早期摆钟中使用的原始形式不同，锚擒纵装置允许钟摆沿非常小的弧线运动。

Unlike the original form used in early pendulum clocks, the anchor escapement permitted the pendulum to travel in a very small arc.

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像在此前后的大多数孩子一样。他痴迷于探查计时器的工作方式及观察棘轮，车轮，弹簧和钟摆的运动。

Like most children before and since, he became fascinated by peering into the workings of a timepiece and watching the movement of ratchets and wheels, springs and pendulums.

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