ESA European Space History - On this day: 16 June 1657, the first pendulum clock was patented by its inventor, Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer Christiaan Huygens. Although others had worked in
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FIRST PENDULUM CLOCK DESIGNED BY CHRISTIAN HUYGENS AND MANUFACTURED BY SALOMON COSTER, 1657 Stock Photo - Alamy
![English: Drawing of the first pendulum clock, designed by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1657. Huygens contracted his clock designs to clockmaker Salomon Coster of The Hague, who actually built the English: Drawing of the first pendulum clock, designed by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1657. Huygens contracted his clock designs to clockmaker Salomon Coster of The Hague, who actually built the](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/d7b72a287e9f4ef49f7bed38b6d50b0c/mn06rk.jpg)
English: Drawing of the first pendulum clock, designed by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1657. Huygens contracted his clock designs to clockmaker Salomon Coster of The Hague, who actually built the
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