Pendulum Léon Foucault and the triumph of science
In 1851, struggling, self-taught physicist Lǒn Foucault performed a dramatic demonstration inside the Panthǒn in Paris. By tracking a pendulum's path as it swung repeatedly across the interior of the large ceremonial hall, Foucault offered the first definitive proof -- before an audience that...
| Main Author: | Aczel, Amir D. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Washington Square Press,
2004, c2003.
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| Edition: | 1st Washington Square Press trade pbk. ed. |
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