Foucault pendulum

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Meaning

pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation

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Physical Review Letters vol. 107, paper 152501 MEMS A MEMS gyroscope takes the idea of the Foucault pendulum and uses a vibrating element, known as a MEMS (microelectromechanical system). Source: Internet

In 1851, Léon Foucault showed the Earth's rotation with a huge pendulum ( Foucault pendulum ). Source: Internet

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