Foucault's Pendulum - Anniversary!
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wytchcroftJan 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
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
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Date: 2009-01-07 01:29 pm (UTC)