N/A. The second pendulum clock built by Christiaan Huygens, inventor of the pendulum clock, around 1658. It is from his treatise Horologium Oscillatorium, published 1673, Paris, and it records improvements to the mechanism that Huygens had illustrated in the 1658 publication of his invention, titled Horologium. It is a weight driven clock (the weight chain is removed) with a verge escapement (K,L), with the pendulum (X) suspended on a cord (V). The large metal plate (T) in front of the pendulum cord is the first illustration of Huygens' 'cycloidal cheeks', an attempt to improve accuracy by for
N/A. The second pendulum clock built by Christiaan Huygens, inventor of the pendulum clock, around 1658. It is from his treatise Horologium Oscillatorium, published 1673, Paris, and it records improvements to the mechanism that Huygens had illustrated in the 1658 publication of his invention, titled Horologium. It is a weight driven clock (the weight chain is removed) with a verge escapement (K,L), with the pendulum (X) suspended on a cord (V). The large metal plate (T) in front of the pendulum cord is the first illustration of Huygens' 'cycloidal cheeks', an attempt to improve accuracy by forcing the pendulum to follow a cycloidal path, making its swing isochronous. Huygens claimed it achieved an accuracy of 10 seconds per day. Alterations to image: Cropped out the frame, caption. and figs. 2,3, and 4 which showed mechanical details of the clock. 1724. Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695) Alternative names Christiaen Huygens; Christian Huygens; Christian Hugenius Description Dutch mathematician and astronomer Date of birth/death 14 April 1629 8 July 1695 / 8 June 1695 Location of birth/death Den Haag, Nederland Netherlands Work period before 1663 to 1695 Work location France; Netherlands; Authority control : Q39599 VIAF:9894043 ISNI:0000 0001 0868 7618 ULAN:500026922 LCCN:n79134100 NLA:35216514 WorldCat 491 Early Pendulum Clock Christian Huygens
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