The Foucault Pendulum is named for the French physicist Jean Foucault (pronounced "Foo-koh), who first used it in 1851 to demonstrate the rotation of the earth. It was the first satisfactory ...

Join Bruker as they explore the challenges and methodology underlying the use of FTIR tools with iso-potential operando spectroscopy. High entropy alloys, with unique compositions, enhance material ...

William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) regularly demonstrated the apparatus using his Jacob militia rifle resting on the pendulum guard. His rifle, still in its case with embossed brass powder horn ...

His first experiments involved driving a simple pendulum with a pulse motor ... Stick around to see a quick video demonstration of the clock with all of its gearing in action.

Description: The length of a pendulum is shortened in mid swing by the string hitting a peg placed below the support. The bob swings to the height from which it was released. from Galileo Galilei ...