About Foucault Pendulums

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written by Zinaida Beynon and the California Academy of Sciences

This introductory website provides a step-by-step explanation of how a pendulum works and how the rotation of the earth causes the effects observed in a Foucault pendulum. A history of the understanding of the earth's rotation is also provided.

https://www.academypendulums.com/pendulum/

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Astronomy - Historical Astronomy = History of Astronomy Oscillations & Waves - Oscillations = Pendula	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Middle School - Elementary School - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Tutorial - Reference Material - Audio/Visual = Image/Image Set

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Access Rights:: Limited free access; Free for nonprofit educational use.
Restriction:: © 1999 California Academy of Sciences
Keywords:: Foucault, earth's rotation, oscillations, pendulum, simple harmonic motion, waves
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created January 14, 2007 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: June 21, 2007
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