Foucault, His Pendulum and the Rotation of the Earth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11936074 |
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| Authors | William Tobin (0000-0002-0533-411X, University of Canterbury, corresponding author), Brian Pippard (Cavendish Hospital) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 326-337 |
| Publication date | 1994-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-0188 • E-ISSN: 1743-2790 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/isr.1994.19.4.326 |
| OpenAlex | W2033642254 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Léon Foucault (1819–68) is best remembered for his 1851 pendulum demonstration of the Earth's rotation, but he made many notable contributions to nineteenth century science, including the gyroscope, measurements of the speed of light and development of the astronomical telescope in essentially its modern form. Foucault pendulums swing in science museums around the world: one of novel design has recently been installed in The Science Museum in London
Acoustics · Astrobiology · Astronomy · Classical mechanics · Earth (classical element · Earth's rotation · Geodesy · Geometry · Gyroscope · Pendulum · Physics · Rotation (mathematics · Swing · Telescope · Aviation History and Innovations · Computer Science · Engineering · History and Developments in Astronomy · Mathematics · Philosophy · Aerospace Engineering · Artificial Intelligence · Geology
| Highly cited | No |
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