isochronism
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If the isochronism is but little impaired, we obtain a note corresponding to the mean interval of the shocks.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
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
Again the suspension spring is measured for isochronism, and an alloy of steel prepared for it which does not alter its elasticity with change of temperature.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
The experimental verification of this fact led him to the important discovery of the isochronism of the pendulum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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
