isochronism
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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
The discovery by Galileo of the isochronism of the pendulum, followed by Huyghens’s adaptation of that principle to clocks, has been one of the greatest aids to accurate observation.
From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George
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
In order to produce a note, the succession of shocks must not deviate much from isochronism.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
