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What Is the Nature of Time?

The Joy of Why

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The Impact of Time Measurement on Scientific Discovery

This chapter explores the critical role of accurate timekeeping in the scientific revolution of the 1600s. It illustrates how precise pendulum clocks advanced the work of scientists like Kepler and Newton, leading to groundbreaking discoveries in motion and gravitation.

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