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title: Galileo's Design for a Pendulum Clock
author: Science Museum, London
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18067/galileos-design-for-a-pendulum-clock/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-10-26
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# Galileo's Design for a Pendulum Clock

_Authored by Science Museum, London_

## Image File

[![Galileo's Design for a Pendulum Clock](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18067.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18067.png)

## Image Caption

A design for a pendulum clock made by [Galileo Galilei](https://www.worldhistory.org/Galileo_Galilei/) (1564-1642) in the last year of his life. [Galileo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Galileo_Galilei/) never made a working model of the clock (although his son did in 1649). Illustration by Vincenzo Viviani. ([Science](https://www.worldhistory.org/science/) Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
London, S. M. (2023, October 26). Galileo's Design for a Pendulum Clock. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18067/galileos-design-for-a-pendulum-clock/>
### Chicago
London, Science Museum,. "Galileo's Design for a Pendulum Clock." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 26, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18067/galileos-design-for-a-pendulum-clock/>.
### MLA
London, Science Museum,. "Galileo's Design for a Pendulum Clock." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Oct 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18067/galileos-design-for-a-pendulum-clock/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co100/pendulum-clock-designed-by-galileo-in-1642-and-made-by-his-son-in-1649-model-pendulum-clock-model-representation) by **Science Museum, London**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 October 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.