
4 0 c m
33cm
actual image size: 25cm x 32cm
Description
Reconstruction made in Florence in 1883 based on a drawing by Galileo's friend and biographer, Viviani, of an incomplete pendulum clock proposed by Galileo (1564-1642) just before his death in 1642. Galileo Galilei's design represents the first certain known attempt to apply a pendulum to control the rate of a weight- or spring-driven clock.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10328669
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