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The Pendulum Clock
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Date: Thursday, October 23, 2014
Subject: Social Studies
Teacher: Ms Shepherd
Biblography
When & Where was this created?
Who made this?
The pendulum clock was invented in 1656, but there was nothing that hinted on the year it was actually created. There was also nothing to suggest where it was made, but since Christaan was Dutch, we think it may be have been invented somewhere in the Netherlands.
Challoner, Jack. 1001 inventions that changed the world. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's, 2009. Print.
Chirikjian, Gregory S. "Pendulum." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2014. Web. 23 Sept. 2014
"Christiaan Huygens." Famous Scientists. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014. <http://www.famousscientists.org/christiaan-huygens/>.
"HowStuffWorks "Pendulum Experiments"." <i>HowStuffWorks</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2014. <http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/clocks-watches/clock3.htm>
Jespersen, James. "Clock." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2014. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
Mara, Wil. The clock. New York: Franklin Watts, 2005. Print.
The Galileo Project | Science | Pendulum Clock." The Galileo Project | Science | Pendulum Clock. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Oct. 2014. <http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/instruments/pendulum.html>.
The genius behind the pendulum clock is Christaan Huygens. Born in 1629, he grew up to become a physicist, astronomer, and a mathematician. He was inspired by Galileo Galilei, the man that discovered that pendulums are isochronal, which basically means that the pendulum could swing back and forth the same distance.
Christaan Huygens
Galileo Galilei
What is it?
Thanks for Watching!!!
A pendulum clock is a clock that manipulates the motion and energy created by the pendulum, and uses it to count the time. The pendulum swings back and forth once every second, making it the most effective clock at keeping an accurate time.
Presented by Samuel L and Jesper Makalintal
How did this impact society?
The invention of the pendulum clock would change the way clocks counted time forever. Unlike the old water clocks formed in the middle ages, whose time was often off by 15 minutes or more, the pendulum clock kept time extremely well for its time, occasionally being of by 5 seconds, give or take. People could now look at this clock and tell what time it is without fearing that it could be half-an-hour off from the current time.