Which design challenge did medieval clockmakers overcome when replacing water with spring power?

💡 Explanation

When replacing water power with springs, clockmakers had to compensate for diminishing spring torque using a fusee, because spring force decreases as it unwinds. Therefore, maintaining consistent timekeeping required addressing this torque variation, rather than corrosion, pendulum amplitude, or bearing friction which were separate challenges.

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