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This video animation is one of the best explanations I've seen of the technology of London's Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) Clock Tower
news.movim.eu / gadgeteerza-tech-blog • 22 April 2022
It just boggles my mind that back in the 1840s such design technology could build a clock so high, with four 7 m diameter clock dials, and with around 2 seconds accuracy per day. To also know how to add or subtract a penny to the pendulum to adjust the accuracy, is also just a testament to the ingenuity of that age.
This video is one of the best explanations I've seen of how all the technology works together, in easy to understand animation.
Watch https://youtu.be/H3xgBS_kDNw