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Paper, An account of pendulums by Robert Hooke

Reference number: CLP/20/44

Date: 21 November 1666

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Discusses the motion of the pendulum, the velocity of its motion, and the duration of its vibration.

Subject: Mechanics, Physics

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CLP/20/44
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21 November 1666
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Ink on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, Paper, An account of pendulums by Robert Hooke, 21 November 1666, CLP/20/44, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_44/paper-an-account-of-pendulums-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 28 April 2025

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