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Christiaan Huygens invented the first pendulum clock in the year 1656. He was inspired by Galileo who lived around 1602. The pendulum clock was needed as a way of keeping a track of time.

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The first pendulum clock was invented by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1656. This invention allowed for more accurate timekeeping by using the regular swinging motion of a weight-driven pendulum.

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year 1657, correct to Wikipedia.

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