Well-run pendulum clocks in the 1660s differed by only about 15 seconds a day. Non-pendulum clocks of the same era (ones that used rotating wheels) varied by about 15 minutes a day.
在17世纪60年代,一台运行良好的摆钟一天的误差只有15秒,而同时期的非摆钟的钟表(即采用回转轮的钟表)运行一天则有15分钟的误差。
Here's a new day! O Pendulum swing slowly!
新的一天来到了!看,钟摆在慢慢摇动!
Here's a new day! O Pendulum swing slowly!
新的一天来到了!看,钟摆在慢慢摇动!
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