Foucault Pendulum
A Foucault pendulum has been suspended from the ‘Constitutional Gallery’ area of recently inaugurated new Parliament building.
- This Foucault pendulum has been designed and installed by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM).
About Foucault Pendulum
- It is a deceptively simple device used to illustrate the earth’s rotation.
- The Foucault pendulum is named for Léon Foucault (1819-1868), the French physicist who devised the apparatus in the 19th century.
Mode of Working
- The pendulum consists of a bob suspended at the end of a long, strong wire from a fixed point in the ceiling.
- As the pendulum swings, the imaginary surface across which the ....
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