Image:Great circle and inertial circle stereograph 512x256.png
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
No higher resolution available.
Great_circle_and_inertial_circle_stereograph_512x256.png (512 × 256 pixels, file size: 13 KB, MIME type: image/png)
[edit] Summary
Description:
Stereographic image of a sphere with a great circle that it tangent to the latitude of 30 degrees North. The blue line represents a half-swing of a Foucault pendulum, the half-swing when the pendulum swings in east-to-west direction. When the pendulum swing starts tangent to the latitude line, it proceeds towards the nearest pole.
This proves that the swing of the pendulum bob is not inertial motion. Inertial motion along the surface of a sphere follows a great circle.
Created: 28 march 2007
Author: Cleonis
[edit] Licensing
   |
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 22:07, 28 March 2007 | 512×256 (13 KB) | Cleonis (Talk | contribs) | ('''Description:''' <br/> Stereographic image of a sphere with a great circle that it tangent to the latitude of 30 degrees North. The blue line represents a half-swing of a Foucault pendulum, the half-swing when the pendulum swings in east-to-west directi) |
- Search for duplicate files
- Edit this file using an external application
See the setup instructions for more information.
File links
The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed):
