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

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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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Keywords: 1819-1861, 1851, 1888, concept, demonstrating, earth, engraving, foucault, french, inertia, leon, pantheon, paris, pendulum, physicist, physics, rotation, science, wood