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The French physicist Leon Foucault (1819-1868) is not to be confused with the French philosopher Michel Foucault (1926-1984). Leon came up with this gigantic pendulum, which demonstrates the effect of the earth's rotation, and fills a large stairwell.
Franklin Science Institute Museum, Philadelphia
This photo shows a staircase in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. In this staircase you find the Foucault pendulum. This is basically a heavy, lead ball suspended from a long (60m) wire made of steel.
Foucault Pendulum
The lead ball basically swings and over time changes the position. This is dem...
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Pendulum marking the earths rotation at Griffith Observatory at Griffith Park located in the Hollywood Hills.
Pendulum fruit
Oscillating fruit
Kigelia pinnata or Kigelia africana, the Sausage Tree
1min video clip
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Saw at Panaji Miramar
Rob Swire of Pendulum performing on stage during day 1 of The Global Gathering Festival @ Long Marston Airfield on July 29, 2011 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
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this is the top - the stone is called "tundra sapphire" but it's actually an earthy gold colored garnet.
Number 108 in 114 Pictures in 2014 "Fence"
The constant motion caused by the wind has cleaned away both algae and wood treatment.
Thats my ripening second harvest this year, I plan to pick them at Christmas. :)
Tulip pepper (capsicum baccatum pendulum)
Global Gathering, Belarus, Minsk, 2011
More photos here:
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In the atrium of Wilson Hall at Fermilab, a huge pendulum hangs from the ceiling, 16 floors up. It swings just above a sandy floor, with magnets in the walls around it to prevent it from bashing into the sides and keep it in motion.
You can see, in the trails it leaves in the sand, that its path rotates over time, eventually returning to the same path 24 hours later.
I tried to capture the motion in this picture, but I'm not sure if it works. It's certainly not much to see when it's sitting still, so I suspect this will have to do. :-)
a pendulum is a weight suspended from some point (tip: using a nylon mason's string here, which can carry a good weight and doesn't stretch that much). substitute some LED lights for your weight, and you're in for a lightpainting surprise :) these are simple circles, i'm planning to do more complex things soon!
Foucault's pendulum, was conceived by Léon Foucault (1819-68), a simple device to illustrate the Earth's rotation in 1851.
The pendulum shows the Earth's rotation by the plane of oscillation of its swing slowly revolve.
In one sense, the pendulum stays still, and the floor rotates.
Taken in the Panthéon, Paris
The neoclassical Panthéon was originally built as a church to St Genevieve, to fulfill a vow made by Louis XV on recovery from an illness. The architect was Jacques-Gabriel Soufflot (July 22, 1713-80).
Construction on the building began 1758, but was hampered by the economic situation; it was finally completed in 1790.
In 1791 the National Constituent Assembly declared that the church should be a mausoleum ""To the great men, the grateful homeland"".
Taken in the 5ieme Arrondissement
Foucault's pendulum, was conceived by Léon Foucault (1819-68), a simple device to illustrate the Earth's rotation in 1851.
The pendulum shows the Earth's rotation by the plane of oscillation of its swing slowly revolve.
In one sense, the pendulum stays still, and the floor rotates.
Taken in the Panthéon, Paris
The neoclassical Panthéon was originally built as a church to St Genevieve, to fulfill a vow made by Louis XV on recovery from an illness. The architect was Jacques-Gabriel Soufflot (July 22, 1713-80).
Construction on the building began 1758, but was hampered by the economic situation; it was finally completed in 1790.
In 1791 the National Constituent Assembly declared that the church should be a mausoleum ""To the great men, the grateful homeland"".
Taken in the 5ieme Arrondissement
A pendulum oscillating through a pile of sand, speeded up by a factor of 4.
The music is Twilight by Stellardrone.