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Philosophy 167: Class 10 - Part 3 - Huygens' Mechanics: Cycloidal Pendulums, and the Invention of an Extremely Precise Clock.
Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-
2014-11-04
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Synopsis: Chiefly reviews Huygens' invention of an extremely accurate clock.
Opening line: "He, because of Alexandre Courrier writing on Descartes and Newton, he portrayed Huygens as a Cartesian."
Duration: 8:47 minutes.
Segment: Class 10, Part 3.
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Mechanics.
Astronomy--History.
Astronomy--Philosophy.
Clocks and watches.
Philosophy and science.
Huygens, Christiaan, 1629-1695.
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Internet videos.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10427/012777
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tufts:gc.phil167.104
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