Who Invented Conical Pendulum?

The conical pendulum was first studied by the English scientist Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke
In 1673, Hooke built the earliest Gregorian telescope, and then he observed the rotations of the planets Mars and Jupiter. Hooke's 1665 book Micrographia spurred microscopic investigations. Thus observing microscopic fossils, Hooke endorsed biological evolution.
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around 1660 as a model for the orbital motion of planets. In 1673 Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens
Huygens (/ˈhɔɪɡənz/ HOY-gənz) was an atmospheric entry robotic space probe that landed successfully on Saturn's moon Titan in 2005. ... The probe was named after the 17th-century Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, who discovered Titan in 1655.
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calculated its period, using his new concept of centrifugal force in his book Horologium Oscillatorium.

Who invented pendulums?

Such was the case with 17th century Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens. He became the first to report the phenomenon of coupled oscillation in two pendulum clocks (which he invented) in his bedroom while recovering from an illness in 1665.

Where did pendulums originate?

History of the Pendulum

There is evidence that pendulums were used in ancient Egypt and Rome as a dowsing and divination devices, but their use may pre-date recorded history. Using pendulums in clocks to keep time was an innovation of the 17th century.

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