![Detail of mechanism and pendulum. This clock by Salomon Coster (d 1659) of the Netherlands is one of the earliest pendulum clocks ever made. The Dutch... - SuperStock Detail of mechanism and pendulum. This clock by Salomon Coster (d 1659) of the Netherlands is one of the earliest pendulum clocks ever made. The Dutch... - SuperStock](https://www.superstock.com/cdn/1895/Comp/1895-20517.webp)
Detail of mechanism and pendulum. This clock by Salomon Coster (d 1659) of the Netherlands is one of the earliest pendulum clocks ever made. The Dutch... - SuperStock
![English: Drawing of the first pendulum clock, designed by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1657. Huygens contracted his clock designs to clockmaker Salomon Coster of The Hague, who actually built the English: Drawing of the first pendulum clock, designed by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1657. Huygens contracted his clock designs to clockmaker Salomon Coster of The Hague, who actually built the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MN06RK/english-drawing-of-the-first-pendulum-clock-designed-by-dutch-scientist-christiaan-huygens-in-1657-huygens-contracted-his-clock-designs-to-clockmaker-salomon-coster-of-the-hague-who-actually-built-the-clock-the-pendulum-had-a-wider-swing-than-modern-clocks-perhaps-80-100-due-to-its-verge-escapement-the-drive-force-for-the-clock-was-provided-by-the-two-weights-at-bottom-in-an-ingenious-endless-rope-mechanism-huygens-first-pendulum-clock-front-view-MN06RK.jpg)
English: Drawing of the first pendulum clock, designed by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1657. Huygens contracted his clock designs to clockmaker Salomon Coster of The Hague, who actually built the
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