Foucault's Pendulum - Anniversary!

[wytchcroft]

Jan 7 - 1851 marked the creation of Foucault's pendulum - verifying the rotation of the Earth.
A breakthrough of immense proportion impacting on science, religion and and philosophy to ths day.

you can read about it here.
or here.


Umberto Eco wrote a fine book titled after Foucault's Pendulum - highly recommended, measuring the movement through inner as much as outer space...



see also nicolaus copernicus

Comments

[wytchcroft.livejournal.com]

Yes!:) a wonderful book - and a date worth celebrating:)))