File:Huygens first pendulum clock - front view.png
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Drawing of the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pendulum_clock" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:pendulum clock">pendulum clock</a>, designed by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1657. Huygens contracted his clock designs to clockmaker Salomon Coster of The Hague, who actually built the clock. The pendulum had a wider swing than modern clocks, perhaps 80°-100°, due to its verge escapement. The drive force for the clock was provided by the two weights at bottom in an ingenious "endless rope" mechanism.
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| current | 13:45, 7 January 2017 | | 328 × 871 (46 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Drawing of the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pendulum_clock" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:pendulum clock">pendulum clock</a>, designed by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1657. Huygens contracted his clock designs to clockmaker Salomon Coster of The Hague, who actually built the clock. The pendulum had a wider swing than modern clocks, perhaps 80°-100°, due to its verge escapement. The drive force for the clock was provided by the two weights at bottom in an ingenious "endless rope" mechanism. |
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