Foucault pendulum

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf watch
gptkbp:canBe universities
geophysical phenomena
gptkbp:canLeadTo gravity
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Léon_Foucault
gptkbp:exhibits precession
Earth's_rotation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foucault pendulum
gptkbp:isA simple harmonic oscillator
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy heavy bob
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith science exhibitions
gptkbp:isAttendedBy Coriolis_effect
gptkbp:isATypeOf scientific instrument
demonstration apparatus
mechanical device
kinetic sculpture
physical experiment
interactive display
educational exhibit
demonstration device
demonstration model
exhibition piece
public installation
gptkbp:isAvenueFor students
rotational motion
educational tool
pendulum motion
kinetic art
inertial reference frame
gptkbp:isConsidered an iconic demonstration
gptkbp:isExpectedTo conservation of angular momentum
gptkbp:isFiledIn gptkb:Panthéon,_Paris
gptkbp:isIncorporatedIn latitude effect
non-inertial frames of reference
gptkbp:isNamedAfter gptkb:Léon_Foucault
gptkbp:isOftenAccompaniedBy lectures
explanatory signage
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith educational programs
scientific inquiry
science festivals
gptkbp:isOftenUsedIn documentaries
cultural institutions
public squares
science centers
science curricula
central atriums
gptkbp:isPartOf educational exhibits
gptkbp:isPopularIn public demonstrations
gptkbp:isRated local winds
gptkbp:isRelatedTo rotational dynamics
gptkbp:isServedBy long wire
gptkbp:isUsedBy audiences
scientific principles
the concept of inertia
physics principles
the_rotation_of_the_Earth
gptkbp:isUsedFor museums
various materials
planetariums
measure time
gptkbp:isUsedIn science education
physics classrooms
gptkbp:keyFigures science museums
science fairs
gptkbp:requires large space
wire and bob
gptkbp:uses suspension
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn 1851