> I wish like knots these mechanical movements had names instead of just the index number. Some do have "names" (most don't), but you have to go to the movemen

> I wish like knots these mechanical movements had names instead of just the index number. Some do have "names" (most don't), but you have to go to the movement itself to see it: http://507movements.com/mm_212.html http://507movements.com/mm_212.html This one is common, and known as the "Geneva Mechanism" or "Geneva Stop": https://www.britannica.com/technology/Geneva-mechanism https://www.britannica.com/technology/Geneva-mechanism The actual book the animated site is based on: https://archive.org/details/fivehundredseven00browiala/page/n1 https://archive.org/details/fivehundredseven00browiala/page/... ...the index (table of contents) references them by name.