Going Dutch : [the invention of the pendulum clock] ; proceedings of a symposium at Teylers Museum, Haarlem, 3 december 2011 ; organized by Museum van het Nederlandse Uurwerk (Dutch Clock and Watch Museum) on the occasion of its 25th year of existence / [Pier van Leeuwen und weitere].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Zaanse Schans] : Museum van het Nederlandse Uurwerk, 2013Description: 75 pages : Illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:
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Subject(s): Summary: "Proceedings from the Dutch-English symposium on the invention of the pendulum clock... Many aspects of the invention [were] discussed, such as the development of clock technology prior to the invention of the pendulum clock, the scientific interest of Christiaan Huygens, the international dissemination of scientific ideas and the competition surrounding the invention... As can be seen in the exhibition, the battle over the invention of the pendulum clock is mainly a Dutch-English controversy." -- Description from The Museum of the Dutch Clock website.

"Proceedings from the Dutch-English symposium on the invention of the pendulum clock... Many aspects of the invention [were] discussed, such as the development of clock technology prior to the invention of the pendulum clock, the scientific interest of Christiaan Huygens, the international dissemination of scientific ideas and the competition surrounding the invention... As can be seen in the exhibition, the battle over the invention of the pendulum clock is mainly a Dutch-English controversy." -- Description from The Museum of the Dutch Clock website.

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Full text of seven papers (plus opening remarks) given at scholarly symposium held 3 December 2011 in Holland on various open or contested issues surrounding the invention of the pendulum clock by Huygens. No illustrations, no ISBN number

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