the discharging edge of the engaging pallet reaches, the greater does this difference become; and in the same manner the further the discharging edge of the disengaging pallet is from the center
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the greater it is. This shows that the loss is greater in the equidistant than in the circular escapement. After this we will designate this difference as the “loss.” In order to illustrate it more plainly we show the widest pallet—the English—in equidistant form. This gives another reason why the English lever should only be made with circular pallets, as we have seen that the wider the pallet the greater the loss. The loss is measured at the intersection of the path of the discharging edge
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, with the circle
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, and is shown through
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, which intersects these circles at that point. In the case of the disengaging pallet,
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