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1. About Foucault Pendulums

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Byline:: Z. Beynon and California Academy of Sciences

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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…

http://www.academypendulums.com/pendulum/

2. Galileo and Einstein

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Byline:: M. Fowler

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This website provides materials for a university-level historical astronomy course. Full lecture notes are provided, along with animations and simulations to illustrate aspects of…

http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/

3. A One Credit Hour Eclipse Course for 2024: Description and Offer to the Community

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Byline:: G. Williger

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This github repository provides materials for a turn-key, general-education level, interdisciplinary eclipse course. It is designed to help prepare for the Apr 8, 2024 total…

https://github.com/gwilliger/Eclipsecourse_2024

4. Hubble - 15 Years of Discovery

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Byline:: European Space Agency

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This web site is provided in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. The site include a full-length DVD film (that can be downloaded in segments), a CD of…

https://www.spacetelescope.org/projects/anniversary/

5. Newton’s Mountain Model [ Computer Program ]

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Byline:: T. Timberlake

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The EJS Newton’s Mountain model illustrates the motion of a projectile launched from the top of a VERY tall mountain on Earth. The diagram shown in the simulation is taken from…

https://www.compadre.org/introphys/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9391&DocID=...

6. Eratosthenes Model [ Computer Program ]

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Byline:: T. Timberlake

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The Eratosthenes model displays the shadows cast by two gnomons (sticks) at different locations on Earth. For one gnomon, Sun is directly overhead (as would be the case if the gnomon…

https://www.compadre.org/introphys/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9756&DocID=...

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