pendulum clock
timekeeping device
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pendulum clock
Summary
pendulum clock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,216 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- pendulum clock is credited with the discovery of Christiaan Huygens[2].
- pendulum clock is a type of timepiece[3].
- pendulum clock's Commons category is recorded as Pendulum clocks[4].
- pendulum clock comprises pendulum[5].
- pendulum clock comprises clock hand[6].
- pendulum clock's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1656[7].
- pendulum clock's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pendulum clocks[8].
- pendulum clock's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[9].
- pendulum clock's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
- pendulum clock's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
Body
Definition and Type
pendulum clock is a type of timepiece[3].
Use and Application
Components include pendulum[5] and clock hand[6].
Influence
Things named for pendulum clock include Horologium[12], a constellation[13].
Why It Matters
pendulum clock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,216 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]
Entities named for it include Horologium[12], a constellation[13].