Pendulum Physics:Léon Foucault Honored by Google

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Foucault pendulum-Pendulum Physics:

Léon - Foucault ( Paris :18 September 1819 – 11 February 1868) françai physicist known for its famous pendulum.
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In this animation the rate of precession is greatly exaggerated. The Foucault pendulum in 1851 was the first demonstration of the Earth's rotation that did not involve celestial observations, and it created a "pendulum mania".
The Foucault pendulum (English pronunciation: /fuːˈkoʊ/ foo-koh; French pronunciation: [fuˈko]), 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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