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Exhibit JT-0101 · Level 1

Foucault's Pendulum

A pendulum that makes the rotation of the Earth visible.

Pencil drawing of the Foucault pendulum: a polished brass sphere hangs above a round plate ringed with brass pins.

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This is a placeholder. In the finished product, a short film about the Foucault pendulum goes here: the swinging brass ball, the marker pins around the rim of the plate, and the slow rotation of the plane of oscillation over the course of a day.

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PhysicsAstronomyinteractive

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