Science on the 1st of October 1722 in history

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Date	Type	Text
01 Oct 1722 clockmaking	science	clockmaking (technology) In clockmaking, George Graham demonstrates that his experiments, begun in December 1721, with mercurial compensation of the pendulum result in greater accuracy in timekeeping under conditions of variable temperature.	0

30th September 1722 2nd October 1722

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