Foucault pendulum
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 A Foucault pendulum installed at the California Academy of Sciences. The Earth's rotation causes the trajectory of the pendulum to change over time, knocking down pins at different positions as time elapses and the Earth rotates |
The Foucault pendulum ( ), or Foucault's pendulum, named after the French physicist Léon Foucault, is a simple device conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. While it had long been known that the Earth rotated, the introduction of the Foucault pendulum in 1851 was the first simple proof of the rotation in an easy-to-see experiment. Today, Foucault pendulums are popular displays in science museums and universities.
| Phillips, N. A. Phillips, N. A. www.fi.edu/tfi/exhibits/bower/03/earth.html - Web |
| California academy of sciences, CA California academy of sciences, CA www.calacademy.org/products/pendulum/index.html - Web |
| Foucault pendulum model Foucault pendulum model electron.physics.buffalo.edu/ubexpo/Foucault%20Pendulum.html - Web |
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