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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	6
Bounding box	4 × 4
Period	2 (mod: Unknown)
Heat	8
Volatility	0.80 \| 0.80
Kinetic symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	Simon Norton
Year of discovery	1970
Glider synthesis
Fewest gliders	4
Uploaded synthesis RLE	clock_synth.rle
Pattern files
Plaintext	clock.cells
RLE	clock.rle

Revision as of 12:11, 11 February 2014

Clock was found by Simon Norton in May 1970. This is the fifth or sixth most common oscillator, being about as frequent as the pentadecathlon, but much less frequent than the blinker, toad, beacon or pulsar. It is surprisingly rare considering its small size.^[1]

↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

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 {{Oscillator|name=Clock|pname=clock|p=2|discoverer=Simon Norton|discoveryear=1970|c=6|h=8|bx=4|by=4|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=true|synthesis=4|synthesisRLE=true|v=0.80}}
-'''Clock''' was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Simon Norton|Simon Norton]] in May [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. This is the fifth or sixth most common [[oscillator]], being about as frequent as the [[pentadecathlon]], but much less frequent than the [[blinker]], [[toad]], [[beacon]] or [[pulsar]]. It is surprisingly rare considering its small size.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref>
+'''Clock''' was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Simon Norton|Simon Norton]] in May [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]]. This is the fifth or sixth most [[common]] [[oscillator]], being about as frequent as the [[pentadecathlon]], but much less frequent than the [[blinker]], [[toad]], [[beacon]] or [[pulsar]]. It is surprisingly rare considering its small size.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref>
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