Apparatus for demonstrating the behaviour of a Foucault pendulum at any latitude

Made:: 1912 in London

Apparatus for demonstrating the behaviour of a Foucault pendulum at any latitude. Modification of Wheatstone's apparatus, [Proc. Royal Soc., 1851] consisting of a 14-inch terrestrial globe and stand, wire gauge pendulum holder and 12 pendulums.

Details

Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1912-203

Materials:: brass, wood, paper and complete

type:: demonstration models and foucault demonstrations

credit:: West London Scientific Apparatus Co. Ltd.

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