List of Foucault pendulums
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This is a list of Foucault pendulums in the world:
[edit] Europe
Foucault's Pendulum in the Panthéon, Paris.
[edit] Austria
[edit] Belarus
[edit] Belgium
- Volkssterrenwacht Mira, Grimbergen
- Technopolis, Mechelen
- Festraetsstudio, Sint-Truiden
- UGent-volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien[2] Ghent
[edit] Bulgaria
- Public Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus",[3] Varna - Length: 14.4 m
[edit] Czech Republic
- Observatory and Planetarium Hradec Králové,[4] Hradec Králové - Length: 10 m, weight: 8.5 kg
- Czech Technical University,[5] Prague - Length: 21 m, weight: 34 kg
- Rotunda in Castle Flower Garden,[6] Kromeriz - Length: 25 m, weight: 30 kg
[edit] Denmark
- Steno Museet, Aarhus
- Odense Technical College, Odense
- Geocenter, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen - Length 25 m, weight: 145 kg
[edit] Finland
- Department of Physics, University of Turku, Turku
- Eurajoki - Length: 40 m, weight: 110 kg
- Finnish Science Centre Heureka, Vantaa
- The watertower of Kuusamo
[edit] France
| City | Location | Length![]() |
Weight | Period![]() |
Latitude![]() |
Pendulum day![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | Panthéon | 220 ft (67 m) | 28 kg | 16.5 sec | 48°52' N | 31 hours 50 minutes |
| Paris | Musée des Arts et Métiers[7] | 28 kg | 48°52' N | 31 hours 50 minutes | ||
| Besançon | Musée du temps | 13,11 m | 7.3 sec | 47°08' N | 32 hours 43 minutes |
[edit] Germany
- Gymnasium Lünen-Altlünen, Lünen
- German Museum of Technology,[8] Berlin
- University of Bremen
- University of Heidelberg[9]
- Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg,[10] Hamburg
- School for Business and Technique, Mainz
- Deutsches Museum, Munich - Length: 30 m, weight: 30 kg
- University of Osnabrück,[11] Osnabrück, Lower Saxony - Length: 19.5 m, weight: 70 kg
- Gymnasium of the city Lennestadt, North Rhine-Westphalia - Length: 11 m, weight: 50 kg, period: 6.7 s
- Cornelsen Verlag publishing house, Berlin
- Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Schweinfurt
- University of Trier
- University of Konstanz
- University of Rostock
- University of Greifswald
- Astronomisch physikalisches Kabinett, Kassel
[edit] Hungary
- Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, in one of the Lágymányosi buildings
[edit] Iceland
- Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, Reykjavík power distributor, Reykjavík
[edit] Italy
- San Petronio Basilica, Bologna
- Palazzo della Ragione, Padua
- Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia (Leonardo Da Vinci), Milan
- Museo del Balì, Saltara
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università "Federico II", Naples
- Aula Magna of Liceo M. Curie, Tradate
[edit] Lithuania
- Vilnius University - weight 34 kg, length 35 m (built in the 17th century belfry of Sts. Johns' Church of Vilnius University in 2011)
[edit] Luxembourg
- Central University - Length: 16 m, weight 32 kg
[edit] Netherlands
[edit] Moldova
- Technical University of Moldova, Chişinău - Length: 19 m, Weight 155 kg (2006 - 1851 = 155)
[edit] Norway
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo[14] Weight: 32kg, Length: 14.1m
- Realfagbygget, NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) "Weight: 40kg, Length: 25m"
- Vitenfabrikken science center, Sandnes "Weight: 60kg, Length: 11,17m"
[edit] Poland
- Nicolaus Copernicus Museum[15] Frombork - Length: 28 m, weight: 46.5 kg
- St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Kraków - Length: 46.5 m, weight: 25 kg
- Polytechnic, Gdańsk - Length: 26 m, weight: 64 kg
- Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
- Pomeranian Dukes' Castle, Szczecin
- Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw
[edit] Portugal
- National Natural History Museum and Science Museum, Lisbon University
- Department of Physics, FCT, University of Coimbra
[edit] Russia
- Moscow Planetarium (closed due to reconstruction)
- Penza Planetarium[16]
- Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (pendulum length was 98 m; removed in 1990s)
- Saint Petersburg Planetarium (length: 8 m)
- Smolensk Planetarium (length: 12 m)[17]
- Volgograd Planetarium[18]
- Institute of Geology Komi Sci. Center Ural Div. RAS, Syktyvkar (length: 17 m)
[edit] Serbia
- State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar (length 17m, weight 28 kg)
[edit] Spain
- Hall of the Faculties of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona - Length: 7 m, weight: 20 kg
- Parque de las Ciencias,[19] Granada
- Cosmocaixa Museum, Alcobendas, Madrid
- Mathematics Faculty, University of Barcelona
- Facultad de Física, Universidad de Salamanca
- CosmoCaixa Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya
- "Villanueva" Building, National Astronomical Observatory, Madrid
- Pabellón de la Energía Viva,[20] Seville
- Casa de las Ciencias,[21] A Coruña - Length: 14 m, weight: 125 kg
- Museu de les Arts i les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia - Length: 34 m[22]
[edit] Sweden
- Technical Museum, Stockholm
- Xperiment Huset,[23] Lokstallarna, Växjö - Weight: 32 kg
- Carlsund Educational Centre,[24] Motala
- Sandvikens Gymnasieskola, Sandviken Weight: 63 kg, Length: 9 m
- Fysikaliska Leksaker, Chalmers, Göteborg.
[edit] Switzerland
- Centro Professionale Biasca[25] - Length: 15 m, weight: 102 kg
- Naturmuseum Solothurn, Solothurn
- Gymnasium Oberwil, Basel-Land
- Lycée cantonal de Porrentruy, Porrentruy, Jura
[edit] United Kingdom
- The Devonshire Dome, University of Derby, Buxton (Not a permanent feature - May be removed for special events.)[26]
- O-Block, Magdalene College, Cambridge
- The Grange School,[27] Cheshire
- Princes Square Shopping Centre, Glasgow
- University of Liverpool Chemistry Department
- Science Museum, London
- Manchester Conference Centre[28]
- Harris Museum[29] Preston
- Cattermole Building, Kesteven and Sleaford High School, Sleaford[30]
- University of Warwick, Coventry
- Atrium of Thames House, headquarters of the British Security Service, in acknowledgement of Umberto Eco's "conspiracy" novel Foucault's Pendulum.[31]
[edit] Africa
[edit] South Africa
- Giyani Science Centre, Giyani, Limpopo Province
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria
- Natural Science Museum, Albany Museum Complex, Grahamstown
- Heritage Garden, Stellenbosch
- University Of Natal (Durban, Science Center Building)
[edit] Tunisia
- Cité des Sciences de Tunis
[edit] Asia
[edit] India
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur Universit[32]
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics,[33] Pune
- Tel Bhavan, ONGC, Dehradun
- Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Regional Science Centre, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
- Science Centre, Surat
[edit] Iran
[edit] Israel
- Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva
- Gitam/BBDO Ltd, Ramat Gan
- Givatayim Observatory, Givatayim
- Weizman Institute, Rehovot
[edit] Japan
- National Science Museum of Japan, Tokyo
- Fukusai-ji (Fukusai Temple), or Nagasaki Kannon Universal Temple, Nagasaki
- Katsushika Planetarium, Tokyo
- Tokyo DisneySea (in the Pendulum Room inside Fortress Explorations), Chiba
- Hyogo Planetarium, Himeji
- Kyoto Youth Science Centre, Fuji-no-Mori, Kyoto
[edit] Pakistan
- Museum of Science and Technology, Lahore
[edit] Thailand
- Khonkaen University, Bangkok
[edit] Turkey
- Bilkent University- Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Ankara[34]
- EGE University, Izmir
[edit] North America
Alphabetic by state or province, then place.
[edit] Canada
| Province | City | Location | Length | Weight | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Calgary | TELUS World of Science | |||
| Edmonton | Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Alberta | 23.4 m | 29.7 kg | 9.7 s | |
| British Columbia | Vancouver | University of British Columbia | |||
| Manitoba | Winnipeg | University of Winnipeg | |||
| Ontario | Aurora | McLaughlin Hall, St. Andrew's College | |||
| Guelph | Physics Department, University of Guelph[35] | ||||
| Kingston | Stirling Hall, Queen's University | ||||
| Ottawa | Herzberg Building, Carleton University | ||||
| Toronto | Ontario Science Centre | ||||
| Quebec | Chicoutimi | Cégep de Chicoutimi | |||
| Montreal | Collège de Maisonneuve | ||||
| Montreal | École de technologie supérieure | ||||
| Montreal | Roger-Gaudry Pavilion, Université de Montréal | 8 m | 10 kg |
[edit] United States
[edit] Central and South America
- Centro de Estudios Científicos, Costanera de la Ciencia, Valdivia, Chile
- Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez,[42] Puerto Rico
- School of Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires,[43] Buenos Aires, Argentina (Length: 27.35 m. Period: 10.4 secs)
- Museum of Science and Technology,[44] Engineering School,[45] University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Museu do Universo at the planetarium of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Central Library of the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela
[edit] Australia
- Foucault pendulum,[46] School of Physics, University of New South Wales
- Questacon National Science Exhibition, Canberra
- Gravity Discovery Centre[47] Military Rd, Gingin, Western Australia
- School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
- School of Mathematics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria
- School of Physics, Bragg Building, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
- Queensland Museum Sciencentre,[48] Brisbane, Queensland
[edit] New Zealand
- College of Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
[edit] Antarctica
- South Pole,[49] - Length: 33 m, weight: 25 kg
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