Foucault's pendulum in the Pantheon, Paris, in
Foucault's pendulum in the Pantheon, Paris, in 1851, demonstrating both the rotation of the Earth and the concept of inertia. Leon Foucault (1819-1861) French physicist. Wood engraving, Paris, 1888
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13903914
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48390506
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3132px x 4500px
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World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive
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1819-1861 Demonstrating Foucault Foucaults Inertia Pantheon Pendulum Rotation
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