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This is why we talk about mean time and still have to account for discrepancies as leap seconds. That's not an issue with the clocks, just the earth. However,
by magicalist 12y ago
This is why we talk about mean time and still have to account for discrepancies as leap seconds. That's not an issue with the clocks, just the earth.
However, the situations are actually pretty different. If you look into the study of the Shortt-Synchronome clock, you'll see it's actually talking about the gravitational effects of the sun and moon on pendulums. The Harrison clocks had no pendulums.
The Shortt-Synchronome is still a pretty amazing clock, though.
- ColinWright 12y ago> The Harrison clocks had no pendulums. The clock referred to in the article does have a pendulum.
- magicalist 12y agoOh, I see, I thought they were asking how you would validate his claim of the "revolutionary clock"(s) he was famous for in the first place.