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So, the first sort of
intractable problem with putting a precision
clock at sea was the pendulum, because as it swings
and the ship rolls, that disturbs the
pendulum's motion and the pendulum is the heart
of making the timekeeper work
intractable problem with putting a precision
clock at sea was the pendulum, because as it swings
and the ship rolls, that disturbs the
pendulum's motion and the pendulum is the heart
of making the timekeeper work
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So, the first sort of
intractable problem
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with putting a precision
clock at sea was the pendulum,
00:00:06.083 --> 00:00:09.489
because as it swings
and the ship rolls,
00:00:09.522 --> 00:00:11.315
that disturbs the
pendulum's motion
00:00:11.348 --> 00:00:14.837
and the pendulum is the heart
of making the timekeeper work.
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Movie Summary
From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.