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Who is Galileo and what he thought?
Galileo was a very great scientist. Galileo wanted to create an invention that would be innovative and groundbreaking. -
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A wooden pendulum clock.
The development of the pendulum clock over the years. -
The idea of Galileo.
Galileo thought of the idea of a wooden pendulum clock and started to planning, but he didn't finish the planning because of his death in 1642. -
Huygens's invention.
Invented by a Dutchman named Christian Huygens, the pendulum clock was known being the most accurare time measurer until newer technology was invented later. -
The realization of clockmakers.
Clockmakers realization that only pendulums with small swings of a few degrees ate isochronous motivated the invention of the anchor escapement by Robert Hooke around 1658. -
The year in which the increased accuracy of the pendulum clock was reached.
The increased accuracy resulting from these developments caused the minute hand to be added to clock dials around 1690. -
Gunn Harrison developed and upgraded the wooden clock.
Gunn Harrison built his timber clock and developed the grasshopper ratchet over time. -
George Graham has improved the invention and upgraded the parts.
In 1715 George Graham improved the anchor ratchet and stinger wheel that constitutes timing wheel. -
Also Galilo's son didn't succeed to finish the building.
Galilei's son tried also like his father to complete the building of the pendulum clock but he didn't finsh building because he was dead
