Galileo's Design for a Pendulum Clock

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Science Museum, London
published on 26 October 2023
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A design for a pendulum clock made by Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) in the last year of his life. Galileo never made a working model of the clock (although his son did in 1649). Illustration by Vincenzo Viviani. (Science Museum, London)

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London, S. M. (2023, October 26). Galileo's Design for a Pendulum Clock. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18067/galileos-design-for-a-pendulum-clock/

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London, Science Museum,. "Galileo's Design for a Pendulum Clock." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 26, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18067/galileos-design-for-a-pendulum-clock/.

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London, Science Museum,. "Galileo's Design for a Pendulum Clock." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Oct 2023. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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