Horologium Oscillatorium
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Horologium Oscillatorium is a landmark 1673 treatise by Christiaan Huygens that laid the foundations of pendulum clock theory and classical mechanics, including an early formulation of the laws of motion and the tautochrone problem.
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| author | Christiaan Huygens ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| field |
classical mechanics
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horology ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Horologium Oscillatorium
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Horologium Oscillatorium sive de motu pendulorum ad horologia aptato demonstrationes geometricae
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| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of accurate pendulum clocks
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development of classical mechanics ⓘ later work on calculus of variations ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
center of oscillation
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compound pendulum ⓘ curvilinear motion under gravity ⓘ cycloidal curves ⓘ isochronous oscillations ⓘ laws of motion ⓘ pendulum clocks ⓘ pendulum motion ⓘ rectilinear accelerated motion ⓘ Horologium Oscillatorium self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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tautochrone problem
uniform circular motion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early formulation of laws of motion
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foundational treatment of pendulum clock theory ⓘ introduction of the concept of center of oscillation ⓘ solution of the tautochrone problem ⓘ use of geometrical methods in mechanics ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| part |
Part I: On the center of oscillation
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Part II: On the descent of bodies along cycloids ⓘ Part III: On the motion of bodies in a cycloid ⓘ Part IV: On the center of oscillation in compound pendulums ⓘ Part V: On the motion of bodies in resisting media ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Paris ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1673 ⓘ |
| publisher | F. Muguet ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cycloidal pendulum
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isochronism of the cycloid ⓘ tautochrone curve ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Galileo Galilei's studies of pendulums ⓘ |
| structure | five parts ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 17th century physics ⓘ |
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Horologium Oscillatorium sive de motu pendulorum ad horologia aptato demonstrationes geometricae
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tautochrone problem
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1673 (Horologium Oscillatorium)