Foucault pendulum in Mexico City

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A Foucault pendulum in the aisle of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City. The plane of oscillation of a Foucault pendulum remains fixed in inertial space (relative to the stars) but appears to rotate as the Earth turns beneath it.

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Photo credit: © MARK WILLIAMSON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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