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Brass Foucault pendulum bob and suspension piece made respectively in the Physics Laboratory and Mechanical Laboratory of the Royal College of Science in 1883, with a divided brass arc on a wooden board with lapse time clock indicator dial and wooden bob stand made in the Science Museum workshop, 1928. Set up in a stair well in the Western Galleries [1883-1920s] and then the Science Museum [1920s-1988]
Made in the workshops of the Royal College of Science (now Imperial College) in 1883, this Foucault Pendulum demonstrated the rotation of the Earth at the Science Museum until1988. Designed by Prof. Brian Pippard, its replacement that runs continually so avoiding the need to re-swing the pendulum each hour. In this 1988 view, the pendulum is shown being re-set by Rebecca Walker a member of staff. It is held at the end of its swing by a leather strap with cord attached to a hook. Once motionless, the pendulum is released by burning through the thread with a match. The French physicist Leon Foucault, who conceived the display, first demonstrated it at the Parisian Patheon in 1851.
Brass Foucault pendulum bob and suspension piece and wire with wooden stand made respectively in the Physics Laboratory and Mechanical Laboratory of the Royal College of Science in 1883 and the Science Museum workshops, London, United Kingdom, 1928
Foucault pendulum bob on stand, made wood and brass
Wire and attachment for Demonstration Foucault Pendulum
Divided brass arc on a wooden board, for Foucault pendulum display made respectively in the Physics Laboratory and Mechanical Laboratory of the Royal College of Science in 1883 and Science Museum workshops in 1928.
Lapse time clock indicator dial for Foucault pendulum display, made in the Science Museum workshop, London, United Kingdom, 1928
Explanatory diagram for the Foucalt Pendulum in glazed wooden frame, made in the Science Museum workshop, London, United Kingdom, 1928
Painted tinplate steel box containing numerous string loops, by the Science Museum, London, United Kingdom, 1985-1987. For use with the leather strap to hold the Foucault pendulum bob in place. Attached to both the strap and a hook on the side of the pedulum scale, the string was burnt through with a lighted match to release the pendulum into its swinging motion.
