Pendulum clock
A pendulum clock is a clock that uses a pendulum, a swinging weight, as its timekeeping element. The advantage of a pendulum for timekeeping is that it is a harmonic oscillator: It swings back and forth in a precise time interval dependent on its length, and resists swinging at other rates. From its invention in 1656 by Christiaan Huygens, inspired by Galileo Galilei, until the 1930s, the pendulum clock was the world's most precise timekeeper, accounting for its widespread use. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, pendulum clocks in homes, factories, offices, and railroad stations served as primary time standards for scheduling daily life, work shifts, and public transportation. Their greater accuracy allowed for the faster pace of life which was necessary for the Industrial Revolution.
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Pendulum clock
A pendulum clock is a clock that uses a pendulum, a swinging weight, as its timekeeping element. The advantage of a pendulum for timekeeping is that it is a harmonic oscillator: It swings back and forth in a precise time interval dependent on its length, and resists swinging at other rates. From its invention in 1656 by Christiaan Huygens, inspired by Galileo Galilei, until the 1930s, the pendulum clock was the world's most precise timekeeper, accounting for its widespread use. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, pendulum clocks in homes, factories, offices, and railroad stations served as primary time standards for scheduling daily life, work shifts, and public transportation. Their greater accuracy allowed for the faster pace of life which was necessary for the Industrial Revolution.
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Een slingeruurwerk of pendule ...... ontwikkeling in de tijdmeting.
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Els rellotges de pèndola o de ...... ment al pinyó que mou la roda.
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Ett pendelur eller en pendyl ä ...... es 1656 av Christiaan Huygens.
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Jam pendulum adalah jam yang m ...... ng dekorasi atau barang antik.
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L'orologio a pendolo è un disp ...... ai grandi meccanismi da torre.
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Relógio de pêndulo é um mecani ...... eu valor estético e artístico.
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Pendulum clock conceived by Ga ...... esign, it was never completed.
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Vienna regulator style pendulum wall clock
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The first pendulum clock, invented by Christiaan Huygens in 1656
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A pendulum clock is a clock th ...... for the Industrial Revolution.
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Die Pendeluhr, auch Pendule od ...... öfter schwingt es pro Sekunde.
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Een slingeruurwerk of pendule ...... ontwikkeling in de tijdmeting.
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Els rellotges de pèndola o de ...... ment al pinyó que mou la roda.
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Ett pendelur eller en pendyl ä ...... es 1656 av Christiaan Huygens.
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Jam pendulum adalah jam yang m ...... ng dekorasi atau barang antik.
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L'orologio a pendolo è un disp ...... ica artigianale di precisione.
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Los relojes de péndulo se cara ...... s de trabajo, y el transporte
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Relógio de pêndulo é um mecani ...... eu valor estético e artístico.
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Jam pendulum
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Orologio a pendolo
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Pendeluhr
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Pendelur
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Pendule (horloge)
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Pendulum clock
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Rellotge de pèndola
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Reloj de péndulo
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Relógio de pêndulo
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