royal pendulum
Clockmaking (now chiefly historical )
noun
A pendulum having a period of one second, given by a length of 39.14 in (99.42 cm).
- Such pendulums were used from the late 1660s in English long-case clocks, much improving the timekeeping over earlier, shorter pendulums..
Origin
Late 17th century.
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