Foucault's pendulum
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Foucault's pendulum — /fŭkˈōz penˈdū ləm/ (astronomy) noun An instrument, consisting of a heavy metal ball suspended by a very long fine wire, devised by JBL Foucault in 1851 to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth Foucault s pendulum see separate entry. • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
Foucault's Pendulum — infobox Book | name = Foucault s Pendulum title orig = Il pendolo di Foucault translator = William Weaver image caption = Cover of 1989 Picador edition author = Umberto Eco cover artist = country = Italy language = Italian series = genre =… … Wikipedia
Foucault pendulum — The Foucault pendulum (pronEng|fuːˈkoʊ foo KOH ), or Foucault s pendulum, named after the French physicist Léon Foucault, was conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth.The experimentThe experimental apparatus consists of … Wikipedia
Pendulum — This article is about pendulums. For other uses, see Pendulum (disambiguation). Simple gravity pendulum model assumes no friction or air resistance … Wikipedia
Foucault pendulum — Physics. a pendulum that demonstrates the rotation of the earth by exhibiting an apparent change in its plane of oscillation. [1850 55; named after J.B.L. FOUCAULT] * * * Large pendulum that is free to swing in any direction. As it swings back… … Universalium
Foucault — The name Foucault can refer to: *Michel Foucault (philosopher) *Léon Foucault (physicist) **Foucault pendulum *** Foucault s Pendulum (book), a 1988 book by Umberto Eco **Foucault current, electromagnetic phenomenon also known as eddy current… … Wikipedia
Foucault, Léon — (1819 1868) physicist Born in Paris, Léon Foucault, with hippolyte fizeau, sought to use photography in astronomic studies (1845), and did research in photometrics and spectroscopy, putting in place a method for measuring the speed of light … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Foucault pendulum — For the device (pronounced foo ko), but Foucault’s Pendulum (1988) for the novel by Umberto Eco … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Foucault — Fou|cault, Jean Ber|nard Lé|on (1819 68) a French scientist who studied the speed of light. He invented Foucault s Pendulum, an object that swings on a wire and shows how the Earth spins around. He also invented the ↑gyroscope … Dictionary of contemporary English
Foucault pendulum — n. a pendulum consisting of a heavy weight on the end of a long wire hanging from a fixed point, of the kind invented by Jean Foucault to show that the earth is rotating: the pattern of the pendulum s swinging appears to be rotating to an… … English World dictionary
