List of Foucault pendula
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This is a list of Foucault pendula in the world:
[edit] Europe
Foucault's Pendulum in the Panthéon, Paris.
[edit] Austria
[edit] Belarus
[edit] Belgium
- Volkssterrenwacht Mira, Grimbergen
- Technopolis, Mechelen
- Sint-Jozef-Klein-Seminarie, Sint-Niklaas (from May 9 till June 6)
[edit] Bulgaria
- Public Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus" [1][2], Varna, Bulgaria - Length: 14.4 m
[edit] Czech Republic
- Observatory and Planetarium Hradec Kralove [3], Czech Republic, Hradec Kralove - Length: 10 m, weight: 8.5 kg
- Czech Technical University [4], Czech Republic, Prague - Length: 21 m, weight: 34 kg
- Rotunda in Castle Flower Garden [5], Czech Republic, Kromeriz - Length: 25 m, weight: 30 kg
[edit] Denmark
- Steno Museet, Aarhus, Denmark
- Geocenter, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Length 25 m, weight: 145 kg
[edit] Finland
- Department of Physics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Eurajoki, Finland - Length: 40 m, weight: 110 kg
- Finnish Science Centre Heureka, Vantaa, Finland
- The watertower of Kuusamo, Finland
[edit] France
- The Pantheon, Paris, France - Length: 220 ft (67 m) weight: 28 kg
- Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris.
- Musée du Temps, Besançon
[edit] Germany
- German Museum of Technology [6], Berlin, Germany
- University of Bremen, Germany
- University of Heidelberg, Germany
- Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg[7], Hamburg, Germany
- School for Business and Technique, Mainz, Germany
- Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany - Length: 30 m, weight: 30 kg
- Osnabrück University [8], Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany - Length: 19.5 m, weight: 70 kg
- Gymnasium of the city Lennestadt, North Rhine Westfalia, Germany - Length: 11 m, weight: 50 kg, period: 6.7 s
- Cornelsen Verlag publishing house, Berlin, Germany
- University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule), Schweinfurt, Germany
[edit] Iceland
[edit] Israel
[edit] Italy
- San Petronio Basilica, Bologna, Italy
- Palazzo della Ragione, Padua, Italy
- Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia (Leonardo Da Vinci), Milan, Italy
[edit] Luxembourg
- Central University, Luxembourg - Length: 16 m, weight 32 kg
[edit] Netherlands
[edit] Moldova
- State University, Chisinau - Length: 19 m, Weight 155 kg (2006 - 1851 = 155)
[edit] Norway
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway [11]
- Realfagbygget, NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Norway
[edit] Poland
- Nicolaus Copernicus Museum [12], Frombork, Poland - Length: 28 m, weight: 46.5 kg
- St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Krakow, Poland - Length: 46.5 m, weight: 25 kg
- Polytechnic, Gdansk - Length: 26 m, weight: 64 kg
- Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
- Copernicus Centre, Warsaw, Poland (under construction 2006)
[edit] Portugal
- National Natural History Museum and Science Museum, Lisbon University, Portugal
[edit] Spain
- Hall of the Faculties of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain - Length: 7 m, weight: 20 kg
- Parque de las Ciencias [13], Granada, Spain
- Cosmocaixa Museum, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
- Mathematics Faculty, University of Barcelona
- Cosmocaixa Museum, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
- "Villanueva" Building, National Astronomical Observatory, Madrid, Spain
- Pabellón de la Energía Viva [14], Seville, Spain
- Science Museum, Valencia, Spain
- Casa de las Ciencias [15], A Coruña, Spain - Length: 14 m, weight: 125 kg
- Museu de les Arts i les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain - Length: 34 m[1]
[edit] Sweden
- Xperiment Huset [16], Lokstallarna, VÄXJÖ, Sweden - Weight: 32 kg
- Technical Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
[edit] Switzerland
- Centro Professionale Biasca, Switzerland [17] - Length: 15 m, weight: 102 kg
- Naturmuseum Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland
- Gymnasium Oberwil, Basel-Land, Switzerland
[edit] Turkey
- Bilkent University- Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Ankara, Turkey. [18]
- EGE University, Izmir, Turkey
[edit] United Kingdom
- University of Derby, Buxton, UK
- O-Block, Magdalene College, Cambridge UK
- The Grange School [19], Cheshire, UK
- Princes Square Shopping Centre, Glasgow, UK
- University of Liverpool Chemistry Department
- Science Museum, London, UK
- University of Manchester Conference Centre [20], UK
- Harris Museum[21], Preston, UK
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School, Sleaford [22]
- University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
[edit] Africa
- Giyani Science Centre, Giyani, Limpopo Province, South Africa
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Natural Science Museum, Albany Museum Complex, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Heritage Garden, Stellenbosch, South Africa
[edit] Asia
[edit] India
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University [23], India
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, [24], Pune, India
- Tel Bhavan, ONGC, Dehradun, India
- Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, GUJARAT
[edit] Iran
[edit] Japan
- National Science Museum of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
- Fukusai-ji (Fukusai Temple), or Nagasaki Kannon Universal Temple, Nagasaki, Japan
- Katsushika Planetarium, Tokyo, Japan
- Tokyo DisneySea (in the Pendulum Room inside Fortress Explorations), Chiba, Japan
- Hyogo Planetarium, Himeji, Japan
- Kyoto Youth Science Centre, Fuji-no-Mori, Kyoto, Japan
[edit] Pakistan
- Museum of Science and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
[edit] Thailand
- Khonkaen University, Bangkok, Thailand
[edit] North America
Alphabetic by state or province, then place.
[edit] Canada
| Province | City | Location | Length | Weight | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Vancouver | University of British Columbia | |||
| Manitoba | Winnipeg | University of Winnipeg | |||
| Ontario | Kingston | Stirling Hall, Queen's University | |||
| Ontario | Ottawa | Herzberg Building, Carleton University | |||
| Ontario | Toronto | Ontario Science Centre | |||
| Quebec | Montreal | Collège de Maisonneuve | |||
| Quebec | Chicoutimi | Cégep de Chicoutimi | |||
| Quebec | Montreal | École de technologie supérieure |
[edit] Mexico
| State | City | Location | Length | Weight | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distrito Federal | Mexico City | Catedral Metropolitana |
[edit] United States
[edit] Central and South America
- College of Agriculture, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
- Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, [25], Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Museum of Science and Technology, Engineering School, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Museu do Universo at the planetarium of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
[edit] Australasia
- Foucault pendulum, School of Physics, University of New South Wales
- Questacon National Science Exhibition, Canberra
- Gravity Discovery Centre [26], Military Rd, Gingin, Western Australia
- School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
- School of Mathematics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Physics, Bragg Building,University of Adelaide, North Terrace,South Australia.
- College of Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Queensland Museum, Sciencentre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
[edit] Antarctica
- South Pole [27] - Length: 33 m, weight: 25 kg
