![]() Before the pendulum was introduced, they were spring-driven or weight-driven those driven by weights had to be placed on a wall bracket to allow space for the falling weights. were variously known as lantern clocks, birdcage clocks, and sheep's-head clocks they were of brass, sometimes ornate, with a gong bell at the top supported by a frame. Early clocks used in dwellings in the 17th cent. By applying Galileo's law of the pendulum, the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens invented (1656 or 1657) a pendulum clock, probably the first. When the coiled spring came into use (c.1500), it made possible the construction of the smaller and lighter-weight types. The early clocks driven by hanging weights were bulky and heavy. few mechanical clocks were found outside cathedral towers, monasteries, abbeys, and public squares. ![]() for the tower of the palace (later the Palais de Justice) of Charles V of France by the clockmaker Henry de Vick (Vic, Wieck, Wyck) of Württemburg. Probably the early clock closest to the modern ones was that constructed in the 14th cent. In France, Rouen was especially noted for the skill of its clockmakers and watchmakers. Clocks were placed in a clock tower at Westminster Hall, London, in 1288 and in the cathedral at Canterbury in 1292. Paul's Cathedral, London, in 1286 a dial was added to the clock in the 14th cent. Mechanical figures that struck a bell on the hour were installed in St. Gerbert, a learned monk who became Pope Sylvester II, is often credited with the invention of a mechanical clock, c.996. Some authorities attribute the first weight-driven clock to Pacificus, archdeacon of Verona in the 9th cent. It is not definitely known when the first mechanical clocks were invented. The operation of a clock depends on a stable mechanical oscillator, such as a swinging pendulum or a mass connected to a spring, by means of which the energy stored in a raised weight or coiled spring advances a pointer or other indicating device at a controlled rate. Predecessors of the clock were the sundial, the hourglass, and the clepsydra. Interested in working with people like Julia to defend our rights? Find out more about how to get involved here.Clock, instrument for measuring and indicating time. I love working with the team of volunteers we have at the ACLU, and I love knowing that there’s so many dedicated people that work around the clock to make the good work the ACLU does happen. But if you work hard at it, you can come to a solution as long as you all work together. ![]() JL: Sometimes things can be difficult, like the moment we are going through as a country right now. You can’t make the change unless you give it a shot.ĪCLU: Why did you decide to share your story? What else do you want people to know about your experience? People came out and voted for their rights. For example, look at the Kansas ballot initiative on abortion access. It’s amazing how a few votes can sway a whole election or how a bunch of votes can make a point. JL: I think being able to speak for yourself, and stand with people who have the same values as you, to get together and make the changes that we need to see, is empowering. I found that all of this also has been extremely useful in my day-to-day life.ĪCLU: Why is the right to vote so important to you? ![]() So, I’ve learned to ask more questions and try to get to the bottom of something before jumping to any kind of judgment. And I’ve also learned over time not to jump to conclusions on a civil rights issue because there are angles that I haven’t even thought about. But at the same time, I have found that there has been such an outpouring of support. Some of the responses I got when texting supporters could be mean. And also, the level of what people are willing to do for what they believe in. JL: It’s surprised me how much through texting volunteers I am able to inspire people. That’s pretty much the strategy I use to try to get people more on board when texting volunteers, and I find that it works pretty well.ĪCLU: What has surprised you over the years in your activism? It’s not always clear how consequential something is until you think through it a little bit and you have to explain it to someone else. It’s also important to get across to a potential voter why their vote at this moment is so necessary. JL: I always try to explain the impact a particular election will have on someone’s life. ACLU: How do you explain to people why voting is important, and persuade them to take part in upcoming elections?
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