isochronism

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And it was not until the close of the year 1750 that Pierre Le Roy and Ferdinand Berthoud studied the conditions of isochronism pertaining to the spiral.

From Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous

We obtain the notes of both circles, one of which is the octave of the other, if there is no isochronism between the shocks.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various

Effects produced when the isochronism of the shocks is not perfect.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various

The experimental verification of this fact led him to the important discovery of the isochronism of the pendulum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

Thus, in 1720, Julien Leroy occupied himself working out the proper shapes for the inclines to produce this desired isochronism.

From Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous