Foucault pendulum

Reinstalled in the Panthéon in 1995, this pendulum was initially installed by Foucault in 1851. It is 67m high and its mass weighs 28kg. Once running, oscillations last for 6h. Its period (round trip) is 16.5s and deviation is 11deg per hour.

Resolution: 2400x1600
Weight: 822.73 KiB
Author: Christophe EYQUEM
Date: 30.07.2007
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

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