Pendulum Clocks Synchronicity Explained
- 9 years ago
The mystery of why pendulum clocks tend to synchronize over time is a mystery no longer.
Scientists might have finally figured out why pendulums swing in unison.
It was a mystery that eluded the scientific community since Christiaan Huygens invented the pendulum clock in 1656. At the time, Huygens’ clock was the most accurate timepiece on the planet, its margin of error ultimately brought to less than 10 seconds per day.
Huygens himself noticed that when two pendulum clocks were hung on the same wall, their pendulums would, without fail, synchronize over time. Multiple theories were developed and tested over the past 350 years, but
Scientists might have finally figured out why pendulums swing in unison.
It was a mystery that eluded the scientific community since Christiaan Huygens invented the pendulum clock in 1656. At the time, Huygens’ clock was the most accurate timepiece on the planet, its margin of error ultimately brought to less than 10 seconds per day.
Huygens himself noticed that when two pendulum clocks were hung on the same wall, their pendulums would, without fail, synchronize over time. Multiple theories were developed and tested over the past 350 years, but