isochronism
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Along F are a number of points of contact corresponding with those along C C. These contacts help to work the apparatus, and to insure the perfect isochronism of the transmitter and receiver.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
Effects produced when the isochronism of the shocks is not perfect.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
The isochronism of the vibrations of the pendulum inferred from this observation was not published or put to practical application in clocks for nearly sixty years afterward.
From Inventions in the Century by William Henry Doolittle
The discovery by Galileo of the isochronism of the pendulum, followed by Huyghens’s adaptation of that principle to clocks, has been one of the greatest aids to accurate observation.
From History of Astronomy by George Forbes
A departure from the law of isochronism may then be expected to develop itself.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
