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Any mechanical clock or watch (by mechanical I mean non-electric motor driven) uses a pendulum.
A pendulum is a great invention; it uses the amount of time that it takes to swing (the period of the swing) to release a single step on a gear (called an escapement gear). No matter how much tension is on the escapement, the pendulum will not swing faster.
The time can also be adjusted by shortening or lengthening the distance from the escapement to the pendulum weight.
A very cool demonstration is at http://www.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/clocks-watches/clock.htm
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What is the bearing of a pendulum?
The bearing on a clock pendulum is usually two knife edges with a cross piece balanced upon it supporting the pendulum. Sometimes on cheaper clocks a very thin strip of springy steel is used.
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The pendulum has been used mainly as a timing device, and is part of the structure of a grandfather clock (of course, we have more compact, efficient, and accurate clocks now, but the older technology still has a certain nostalgic charm).
What is a clocks pendulum?
The pendulum of a clock is the long weighted bar that swings back and forth in the case below the clock. It was discovered several hundred years ago that the time it takes for one swing of a particular pendulum is constant, no matter how big or small the swing is. It can, therefore, be used to measure time.
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