See the Foucault pendulum in Paris

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Dani Batz

13 years ago

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Foucault pendulum in Musée des Arts et Metiers

Dani Batz

13 years ago

13y

only in the museum, the "original" wasn't there as they are restoring part of the Pantheon...

Dani Batz

13 years ago

13y

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault_pendulum

So the original is in the Panthéon now!

Dani Batz

13 years ago

13y

http://www.arts-et-metiers.net/home.php?lang=ang&flash=f

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Foucault pendulum

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.

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