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Pendulum clock   /pˈɛndʒələm klɑk/   Listen
Pendulum clock

noun
1.
A clock regulated by a pendulum.






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"Pendulum clock" Quotes from Famous Books



... invention of pendulum clocks took place about the middle of the seventeenth century; and the honour of the discovery is disputed between Galileo and Huygens. Becher contends for Galileo, and states that one Trifler made the first pendulum clock at Florence, under the direction of Galileo Galilei, and that a model of it was sent to Holland. The Accademia del Cimento also expressly declared, that the application of the pendulum to the movement of a clock, was first proposed by Galileo, and put in practice ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 17, - Issue 491, May 28, 1831 • Various



Words linked to "Pendulum clock" :   grandfather clock, clock, longcase clock



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