"francisco" <paco1955@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:jS9Qe.389$m56.96@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > how did galileo know that the pendulum swings at the same frequency
> regardless of the amplitude?
>
> note: since pendulum were crucial to the building of the first clocks,
> galileo couldn't have used a clock to find the answer.
He could compare two or more pendulums of equal length but different
amplitude.
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