1656 ⟶ Pendulum Clock Invention

Pendulum clock: Invented by Christiaan Huygens. It was first...

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🔭 Telescope Patent Applications

Telescope: Patent applied for by Hans Lippershey. Actual inventor unknown since it seemed to already be a common item being offered by the spectacle makers in the Netherlands with Jacob Metius also applying for patent and the son of Zacharias Janssen making a claim 47 years later that his father invented it.⟶

OpticsScientific RevolutionHans Lippershey

Netherlands

⏱️ Pendulum Clock Invention

Pendulum clock: Invented by Christiaan Huygens. It was first conceptualized in 1637 by Galileo Galilei but he was unable to create a working model.⟶

Scientific RevolutionTimekeepingClockmakingMechanicsChristiaan HuygensGalileo Galilei

Netherlands

⏱️ Christiaan Huygens Invents the Pendulum Clock

Christiaan Huygens develops the first functional pendulum clock based on the learnings of Galileo Galilei.⟶

Scientific RevolutionTimekeepingClockmakingPhysicsMechanicsGalileo GalileiInstrumentationPrecision

Netherlands

🕰️ Huygens Publishes Study on Oscillating Systems and Pendulum Clock Design

Christiaan Huygens: first study of oscillating system and design of pendulum clocks⟶

PhysicsMechanicsTimekeepingScientific RevolutionChristiaan Huygens

Netherlands

⚙️ Huygens Describes the First Piston Engine

Christiaan Huygens provides the first known description of a piston engine.⟶

Scientific RevolutionInventionsEngine

Netherlands