The Beat Of The Pendulum

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The Beat Of The Pendulum

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Author : Catherine Chidgey
language : en
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Galileo S Pendulum

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Author : Roger G. NEWTON
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30

Galileo S Pendulum written by Roger G. NEWTON and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with Science categories.

Bored during Mass at the cathedral in Pisa, the seventeen-year-old Galileo regarded the chandelier swinging overhead--and remarked, to his great surprise, that the lamp took as many beats to complete an arc when hardly moving as when it was swinging widely. Galileo's Pendulum tells the story of what this observation meant, and of its profound consequences for science and technology. The principle of the pendulum's swing--a property called isochronism--marks a simple yet fundamental system in nature, one that ties the rhythm of time to the very existence of matter in the universe. Roger Newton sets the stage for Galileo's discovery with a look at biorhythms in living organisms and at early calendars and clocks--contrivances of nature and culture that, however adequate in their time, did not meet the precise requirements of seventeenth-century science and navigation. Galileo's Pendulum recounts the history of the newly evolving time pieces--from marine chronometers to atomic clocks--based on the pendulum as well as other mechanisms employing the same physical principles, and explains the Newtonian science underlying their function. The book ranges nimbly from the sciences of sound and light to the astonishing intersection of the pendulum's oscillations and quantum theory, resulting in new insight into the make-up of the material universe. Covering topics from the invention of time zones to Isaac Newton's equations of motion, from Pythagoras' theory of musical harmony to Michael Faraday's field theory and the development of quantum electrodynamics, Galileo's Pendulum is an authoritative and engaging tour through time of the most basic all-pervading system in the world. Table of Contents: Preface Introduction 1. Biological Timekeeping: The Body's Rhythms 2. The Calendar: Different Drummers 3. Early Clocks: Home-Made Beats 4. The Pendulum Clock: The Beat of Nature 5. Successors: Ubiquitous Timekeeping 6. Isaac Newton: The Physics of the Pendulum 7. Sound and Light: Oscillations Everywhere 8. The Quantum: Oscillators Make Particles Notes References Index Reviews of this book: The range of things that measure time, from living creatures to atomic clocks, brackets Newton's intriguing narrative of time's connections, in the middle of which stands Galileo's famous discovery about pendulums...Science buffs will delight in the links Newton makes in this readable tour of how humanity marks time. --Gilbert Taylor, Booklist

Seven Tales Of The Pendulum

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Author : Gregory L. Baker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-02-24

Seven Tales Of The Pendulum written by Gregory L. Baker and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-24 with Mathematics categories.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Popular Astronomy And The Orbs Of Heaven

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Author : Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860

Popular Astronomy And The Orbs Of Heaven written by Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with Astronomy categories.

A Rudimentary Treatise On Clock And Watch Making

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Author : Edmund Beckett Denison
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Release Date : 1850

A Rudimentary Treatise On Clock And Watch Making written by Edmund Beckett Denison and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with History categories.

A rudimentary treatise on clock and watch making: with a chapter on church clocks; and an account of the proceedings respecting the great Westminster Clock.

Accurate Clock Pendulums

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Author : Robert J. Matthys
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2004-06-03

Accurate Clock Pendulums written by Robert J. Matthys and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-03 with Technology & Engineering categories.

The Shortt clock, made in the 1920s, is the most famous accurate clock pendulum ever known, having an accuracy of one second per year when kept at nearly constant temperature. Almost all of a pendulum clock's accuracy resides in its pendulum. If the pendulum is accurate, the clock will be accurate. In this book, the author describes many scientific aspects of pendulum design and operation in simple terms with experimental data, and little mathematics. It has been written, looking at all the different parts and aspects of the pendulum in great detail, chapter by chapter, reflecting the degree of attention necessary for making a pendulum run accurately. The topics covered include the dimensional stability of different pendulum materials, good and poor suspension spring designs, the design of mechanical joints and clamps, effect of quartz on accuracy, temperature compensation, air drag of different bob shapes and making a sinusoidal electromagnetic drive. One whole chapter is devoted to simple ways of improving the accuracy of ordinary low-cost pendulum clocks, which have a different construction compared to the more expensive designs of substantially well-made ones. This book will prove invaluable to anyone who wants to know how to make a more accurate pendulum or pendulum clock.

Encyclopaedia Perthensis Or Universal Dictionary Of The Arts Sciences Literature Etc Intended To Supersede The Use Of Other Books Of Reference

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1816

Encyclopaedia Perthensis Or Universal Dictionary Of The Arts Sciences Literature Etc Intended To Supersede The Use Of Other Books Of Reference written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1816 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.

Official Gazette Of The United States Patent Office

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Author : United States. Patent Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914

Official Gazette Of The United States Patent Office written by United States. Patent Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with Patents categories.

Specifications And Drawings Of Patents Issued From The U S Patent Office

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Author : United States. Patent Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871

Specifications And Drawings Of Patents Issued From The U S Patent Office written by United States. Patent Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with categories.

Specifications And Drawings Of Patents Issued From The United States Patent Office For

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871

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