Foucault's pendulum which demonstrated both the rotation of the earth and the concept of inertia. Leon Foucault (1819-1861) French physicist. Wood eng

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Foucault's pendulum which demonstrated both the rotation of the earth and the concept of inertia. Leon Foucault (1819-1861) French physicist. Wood engraving, c1895.

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