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The flag-bearer kept on changing, but the flag waved ceaselessly, like a perpetual pendulum, counting down the remainder of her short life.†
p. 39.9
The sound was generated by the numerous giant pendulums that could be seen all over Zhao Ge, each tens of meters in height.†
p. 102.1
The weight of each pendulum was a giant rock, suspended from a thick rope tied to a bridge that stretched between the tops of two slender stone towers.†
p. 102.1
All the pendulums were swinging as groups of soldiers in armor kept them in motion.†
p. 102.2
Chanting incomprehensibly, they rhythmically pulled ropes attached to the giant stone weights, adding to the pendulums' arcs as they slowed.†
p. 102.3
Wang noticed that all the pendulums swung in step.†
p. 102.3
The giant pendulums surrounded an even more enormous pyramid, standing like a tall mountain in the dark night.†
p. 102.4
Fu Xi suggested that I build those pendulums you see out there and keep them in constant motion.†
p. 103.2
He claims that the pendulums can have a hypnotic effect on the sun god and cause him to sink into a long slumber.†
p. 103.2
He was reminded of the giant pendulums in Three Body.†
p. 123.5
Three Body: Einstein, the Pendulum Monument, and the Great Rip†
p. 231.1
All the members of the General Assembly session are behind the building attending the Pendulum Initiation Ceremony.†
p. 234.1
Wang walked around the building and was greeted by a breathtaking sight: a colossal pendulum that seemed to stretch between the sky and the earth.†
p. 234.1
The pendulum resembled those constructed by Fu Xi to hypnotize the sun god during the Warring States Period, back when Wang Miao first logged on to Three Body.†
p. 234.2
But the pendulum before him had been completely modernized.†
p. 234.3
The two pillars holding up the pendulum were made of metal, each as tall as the Eiffel Tower.†
p. 234.4
The pendulum line, made of some ultrastrong material, was so thin as to be almost invisible, and the weight seemed to float in the air between the two towers.†
p. 234.4
Below the pendulum was a crowd of people dressed in suits, probably the leaders of the various countries attending the General Assembly session.†
p. 234.5
You're one of those who saw the pendulums of the Warring States Period with your own eyes!†
p. 234.7
The secretary general looked up at the pendulum.†
p. 234.9
Wang gazed up at the massive pendulum overhead.†
p. 235.9
In this place, in a distant age separated from the here and now by many civilizations, he and King Wen had passed through a forest of giant pendulums on their way to the palace of King Zhou.†
p. 236.1
Its large, silvery image was reflected by the surface of the pendulum weight.†
p. 236.6
He saw that the giant weight of the pendulum was being pulled up by a thin cable whose other end was attached to an elevated winch.†
p. 240.3
The secretary general solemnly announced, "Start the pendulum."†
p. 240.4
The elevated winch released the cable tied to the pendulum, and the weight noiselessly fell along a smooth arc.†
p. 240.4
By the time the noise disappeared, the pendulum had followed the arc to its highest point on the other side, and, after pausing for a moment, began its backward swing.†
p. 240.6
Wang felt the great force generated by the movement of the pendulum, as though the ground was shaken by its swings.†
p. 240.7
Unlike a pendulum in the real world, this giant pendulum's period was not stable, but changed constantly.†
p. 240.7
Unlike a pendulum in the real world, this giant pendulum's period was not stable, but changed constantly.†
p. 240.7
When the giant moon was on this side of the planet, its gravity partially canceled out the gravity of the planet, causing the pendulum to lose weight.†
p. 240.8
When it was on the other side of the planet, its gravity was added to the gravity of the planet, causing the pendulum's weight to increase, almost to the level it would have had before the great rip.†
p. 240.9
As he gazed up at the awe-inspiring swings of the Trisolaran Pendulum Monument, Wang asked himself, Does it represent the yearning for order, or the surrender to chaos?†
p. 240.9
Wang also thought of the pendulum as a gigantic metal fist, swinging eternally against the unfeeling universe, noiselessly shouting out Trisolaran civilization's indomitable battle cry....†
p. 241.1
As Wang Miao's eyes blurred with tears, he saw a line of text appear against the background of the swinging pendulum: Four hundred and fifty-one years later, Civilization 192 was destroyed by the fiery flames of twin suns appearing together.†
p. 241.2
There was no pyramid, no United Nations Headquarters, no sign of the Pendulum Monument.†
p. 243.1
The meeting of consuls occurred under the Pendulum Monument.†
p. 357.4
In reality, the Pendulum Monument was one of the few objects in the game that really did exist on Trisolaris.]†
p. 357.5
The massive metal pendulum swung magnificently, pounding the frigid air.†
p. 357.8
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the princeps ascended onto the base of the pendulum and flipped a red switch.†
p. 357.9
He turned to the consuls and said, "I have just shut off power to the pendulum.†
p. 358.1
We all understand the historical significance of the pendulum.†
p. 358.1
After three more swings from the pendulum, someone asked, "Has the Earth responded?"†
p. 358.3
The princeps and all the consuls again came and stood under the Pendulum Monument.†
p. 362.6
The pendulum had long stopped, and the weight hung still like a solid rock between the tall pillars.†
p. 362.6 *
The shadow of the giant pendulum flickered in and out, and swayed from side to side.†
p. 365.2
Those standing under the Pendulum Monument only saw a great brightness in space.†
p. 367.6
Just as the heat became unbearable, the edge of the light spot swept past the Pendulum Monument and everything dimmed.†
p. 367.8
The princeps and all the consuls once again came to the Pendulum Monument.†
p. 377.7

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(1) (pendulum)
something that swings or shifts back and forth between two positions -- often seen in a swinging weight or in changing opinions
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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