Every 12 hours, the stepper motor moves a lever and slowly stops the pendulum over the course of a dozen or so seconds, silencing the clock movement. Twelve hours later, the motor turns again ...

Experience the fascinating mechanics of a fully functional Lego mini pendulum clock that brings real clockwork to life. Every piece clicks together to create a smooth pendulum swing and a precise ...

Unlike previous designs, this prototype avoids explosive features but still includes exciting movements, such as the fake pendulum, the winding gear, and a retro-style meter.

The 18th-century horologist John Harrison claimed that he could make the world's most accurate pendulum clock, but his methods were scorned for hundreds of years—until someone proved him right.

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Hang two pendulum clocks on the same wall, and over time, something strange will happen: the two clocks will tick in synchrony. Renowned Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens, the inventor of the ...

The 350-year-old mystery of why pendulum clocks hanging from the same wall synchronize over time may finally be solved, scientists say. In 1665, Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens, inventor of the ...