Tag: Scientists
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Foucault’s Pendulum: It’s Not Just a Conspiracy Theory!
Yesterday (September 18) was the birthday of Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (1819–1868), usually known as Léon Foucault amongst his fans. Foucault is best known for his realization that a pendulum allowed to swing in any direction (instead of back and forth in a single plane of motion) on a sufficiently long chain could show the…
Galileo's Pendulum 