alleryStart learning →Why were mercury and gridiron pendulums invented in the 1700s?
ATo make the clock chime
BTo offset heat length change
CTo cut down air drag
DTo increase bob mass
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. To offset heat length change
Temperature changes altered the rod length and the period, and these designs compensated for that.
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