From its invention in 1656 by christiaan huygens until the 1930s the pendulum clock was the world s most precise timekeeper.
Pendulum wall clock with huygens weight.
In 1656 the dutch scientist christiaan huygens built the first pendulum clock.
A pendulum so long as the weight is all in the bob at the bottom while air resistance temperature.
The advantage of a pendulum for timekeeping is that it is a harmonic oscillator.
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Weights can vary by large amounts.
History of the pendulum clock a pendulum clock is a clock that uses a pendulum a swinging weight as its timekeeping element.
A pendulum clock is a clock that uses a pendulum a swinging weight as its timekeeping element.
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As we will see in a moment the clock uses that.
The idea behind the weight is to act as an energy storage device so that the clock can run for relatively long periods of time unattended.
This timepiece has cable wound precision movement with an automatic beat adjustment feature and maintaining power.
Huygens s clocks revisited american scientist 90 july august 2002.
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This was a great improvement over existing mechanical clocks.
On some clocks serving the same purpose meaning a large dial in the instance i m trying to describe the difference can be huge.
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I ve got one clock in for repair that uses a bob name of pendulum weight under 10 and another from a different maker at around 100.
The english scientist robert hooke studied the conical pendulum around 1666.
Pendulum clocks had to be stationary and level to operate.
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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.
When you wind a weight driven clock you pull on a cord that lifts the weight.
The golden age of the pendulum clock.
Their best accuracy was improved from around 15 minutes deviation a day to around 15 seconds a day.
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Huygens died at home in the hague on july 8 1695.
Pendulums spread over europe as existing clocks were retrofitted with them.
It was published posthumously in 1698.
It swings back and forth in a precise time interval dependent on its length and resists swinging at other rates.
That gives the weight potential energy in the earth s gravitational field.
The pendulum clock arguably was the first experimental.