“It's all done with gears. Also pinions, snails, arbors; pawls and ratchets; and cam followers; cables, levers, bell cranks, and pivots.”

— Brian Hayes (scientist)

Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 1, Clock Of Ages, p. 7

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American scientist, columnist and author 1900

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