Reposted from @hummanscience (@get_regrann) - Focault's pendulum which makes the rotation of the Earth visible. It is named after French physicist Leon Foucault (1819-1868) who constructed the first one for the observatory of Paris in 1851. How does a pendulum work? The inertia makes each freely hanging and swaying pendulum to maintain its vibratory target. If the pendulum is heavy and long enough to overcome air resistance and its movement can be monitored closely then you can see how the Earth rotates underneath it. At the North Pole the visible path of the pendulum would make a full circle clockwise in 24 hours (actually the Earth rotates making a counterclockwise circle around its own axis). At the equator you would see no effect 🌍 - - Follow @hummanscience for more awesome content! - - - #engineer #engineering #arduino #curiosityrover #curiosity#physics #physicslover #physicsonly #science #sciencelover #scientist #astrophysics #universe #beautifuluniverse #rihanna #physicist #theoryofeverything #stringtheory #astroscience #quantumphysics #quantummechanics #physic #theoraticalphysics #highenergyphysics #alberteinstein #wonderscience #amazingfacts #blackholes #nature #mathematics (en Time Traveler Technologies Ltd.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3bilADl0Gb/?igshid=35o9178qc9jt
