Foucault pendulum
simple device conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth
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Summary
Foucault pendulum is a physical phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of physical phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,309 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Léon Foucault[3]
- Named after: Léon Foucault[4]
- Subclass of: pendulum[5]
- Has use: scientific demonstration[6]
- Commons category: Foucault pendulums[7]
- Inception: February 1851[8]
- Has cause: Earth's rotation[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Foucault pendulums[10]
- Commons gallery: Foucault pendulum[11]
- Location of creation: Paris[12]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13]
- Different from: Foucault's Pendulum[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]
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Influence
Things named for Foucault pendulum include Foucault's Pendulum[16], a literary work[17], founded in 1988[18], written by Umberto Eco[19].
Why It Matters
Foucault pendulum has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]
Entities named for it include Foucault's Pendulum[16], a literary work[17], founded in 1988[18], written by Umberto Eco[19].