isochronism
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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
To achieve this it was necessary to have a watch or clock which should preserve a perfect isochronism, in defiance of the state of the sea or differences of temperature.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon
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
If the isochronism is but little impaired, we obtain a note corresponding to the mean interval of the shocks.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
Thus, in 1720, Julien Leroy occupied himself working out the proper shapes for the inclines to produce this desired isochronism.
