Question

How did galileo discover pendulum? How was it important in the development of mechanical clocks?​

Answer 1

Answer:

He noticed that the time that the lamp took to swing back and forth was independent of the amplitude - apparently he used his pulse to measure the period of the swinging lamp. He wrote about this isochronism in 1602. However, the idea of controlling a clock with a pendulum only occurred in his last year.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

He noticed that the time that the lamp took to swing back and forth was independent of the amplitude - apparently he used his pulse to measure the period of the swinging lamp. He wrote about this isochronism in 1602. However, the idea of controlling a clock with a pendulum only occurred in his last year. The energy to swing a pendulum in a mechanical clock can be any form, though commonly mechanical clocks will use a spring or a weight. ... The reason that pendulums are used is because they make clocks more accurate (if it's not moving and not tilted sideways).