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Pendulum

The pendulum is the regulator of the clock mechanism and consists of a rod with a weight at the end. It is intended to regulate the descent of the weight and to produce oscillating motion with a particular period. Therefore the pendulum is used in the clock as the primary measure of time. The length of the pendulum is 932.4 mm. Its designed period is 0.938 seconds.

 

 

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