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1640s Pendulum Clocks
In the 1640s, influenced by Galileo's isochronism of the pendulum, European clockmakers began introducing pendulum regulators into mechanical clocks …
Timeline
- 1641–1645Workshops in Italy and Western Europe · TuscanyClockmakers drew on Galileo's understanding of pendulum isochronism, trial-fitting pendulum regulators onto existing spring-driven movements to curb timekeeping errors.
- 1646–1649Netherlands and France · NetherlandsWorkshops in The Hague, Paris, and elsewhere improved escapements and pendulum suspension; the pendulum clock concept spread among scholars and craftsmen, paving the way for later standardization.
Sources
- Pendulum clock — History https://www.britannica.com/technology/pendulum-clock