Foucault pendulum

Local nameBlauer Turm
LocationObermenzing, Munich, Italy

The Foucault pendulum or Foucault's pendulum is a simple device named after French physicist Léon Foucault and conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the Earth's rotation. The pendulum was introduced in 1851 and was the first experiment to give simple, direct evidence of the Earth's rotation. Foucault pendulums today are popular displays in science museums and universities.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault_pendulum

Address 105 Bergsonstraße, München 81245, Germany

Coordinates 48°9'46.227" N 11°26'7.022" E

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