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Portuguese scientists discover why pendulum clocks swing together
Pair of physicists bust a 350-year-old conundrum in a report that proposes a transfer of energy through a sound pulse causes clocks to synchronise.
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Based on the full paper, it is due to the sound being propagated through the rail or wall that they are mounted to.