Wikiplacemarks.com  
 



Find us on Google+

Léon Foucault pendulum

View on map:48.846111°N 2.345833°E

Comments

In 1851, Léon Foucault demonstrated the rotation of the earth with his heavy pendulum hung here at the Panthéon.

Description


Léon Foucault

Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑ̃ bɛʁnaʁ leɔ̃ fuko]) (18 September 1819 – 11 February 1868) was a French physicist best known for the invention of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's rotation. He also made an early measurement of the speed of light, discovered eddy currents, and although he did not invent it, is credited with naming the gyroscope.

References

All text is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Average user rating: Not rated

Click on a star to rate
 

Do you have a form that you would like to turn into an application?

Please share your ideas with us.

Contact us...