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GK QUESTION#3075

In which year did Galileo discuss pendulum isochronism in a letter to Guidobaldo del Monte?

  1. A1600
  2. B1605
  3. C1602Correct answer
  4. D1599
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C. 1602

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Museo Galileo identifies a 1602 letter to Guidobaldo del Monte discussing pendulum isochronism. A simple pendulum’s period is only approximately independent of amplitude for small swings, so that historical statement should not be treated as an exact rule for every amplitude.

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