Horologium Oscillatorium

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Christiaan_Huygens
gptkbp:contains analysis of center of oscillation
description of cycloidal pendulum
discussion of air resistance
gptkbp:countryOfPublication gptkb:France
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Louis_XIV_of_France
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:Horologium_Oscillatorium_sive_de_motu_pendulorum_ad_horologia_aptato_demonstrationes_geometricae
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Horologium Oscillatorium
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Isaac_Newton
development of calculus
theory of gravity
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:notableFor early work in classical mechanics
introduction of the tautochrone curve
mathematical analysis of pendulum motion
gptkbp:publicationYear 1673
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:F._Muguet
gptkbp:subject mechanics
physics
pendulum clocks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christiaan_Huygens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5