#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #February11, 1868: #LeonFoucault, French physicist and academic, best known for his 1868 demonstration of the #FoucaultPendulum, credited with naming the #gyroscope (though he did not invent it) (b. September 18, 1819) #dies.
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A #Foucault #pendulum in Fortress Explorations at #Tokyo #Disneysea
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Sciartober Day 27: Spin. I started to think of the spinning Earth and remembered Foucault’s Pendulum. It was invented by French physicist Leon Foucault to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. #sciart #sciartober #sciartober2023 #spin #foucaultpendulum
I passed by twice. At 14:44 the pendulum was between U and S. At 15:19 above the M. In Paris you expect a full circle in 31h50mn. #FoucaultPendulum #PenduleDeFoucault
