List of Foucault pendulums
This is a list of Foucault pendulums in the world:
Europe
Austria
- Technisches Museum Wien, Vienna
- St. Ruprecht an der Raab, Styria, erected in 2001 in a slim stainless steel pyramide, partially with glass windows; it is worldwide the first to exist outside a closed building: on the street. - Length: 6.5 m, weight: 32 kg[1][2]
Belarus
Belgium
- Volkssterrenwacht Mira, Grimbergen
- Technopolis, Mechelen
- Festraetsstudio, Sint-Truiden
- UGent-volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien[4] Ghent
Bulgaria
- Public Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus",[5] Varna - Length: 14.4 m
Czech Republic
- Observatory and Planetarium Hradec Králové,[6] Hradec Králové - Length: 10 m, weight: 8.5 kg
- Czech Technical University,[7] Prague - Length: 21 m, weight: 34 kg
- Rotunda in Castle Flower Garden,[8] Kromeriz - Length: 25 m, weight: 30 kg
Denmark
- Steno Museet, Aarhus
- Odense Technical College, Odense
- Geocenter, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen - Length 25 m, weight: 145 kg
Estonia
- Department of Physics, University of Tartu[9]
Finland
- Department of Physics, University of Turku, Turku
- Eurajoki - Length: 40 m, weight: 110 kg
- Finnish Science Centre Heureka, Vantaa
- The watertower of Kuusamo
France
City | Location | Length | Mass | 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[10] | 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 |
Germany
- Jahrtausendturm,[11] Magdeburg
- Gymnasium Lünen-Altlünen, Lünen
- German Museum of Technology,[12] Berlin
- University of Bremen
- University of Heidelberg[13]
- Helmholtz-Gymnasium Heidelberg
- Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg,[14] Hamburg
- School for Business and Technique, Mainz
- Deutsches Museum, Munich - Length: 30 m, weight: 30 kg
- University of Osnabrück,[15] 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
- University of Göttingen, Physics department
Hungary
- Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, in one of the Lágymányosi buildings
Iceland
- Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, Reykjavík power distributor, Reykjavík
Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica (LIVE), Università di Cagliari Cagliari
- 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
- Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei (LIVE), Siena
Lithuania
- Vilnius University - weight 34 kg, length 35 m (built in the 17th century belfry of Sts. Johns' Church of Vilnius University in 2011)
Luxembourg
- Central University - Length: 16 m, weight 32 kg
Netherlands
Moldova
- Technical University of Moldova, Chişinău - Length: 19 m, Weight 155 kg (2006 - 1851 = 155)
Norway
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo[18] Weight: 32kg, Length: 14.1m
- Realfagbygget, NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) "Weight: 40kg, Length: 25m"
- Science Factory (Vitenfabrikken), Sandnes "Weight: 60kg, Length: 11,17m"
Poland
- Nicolaus Copernicus Museum[19] 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
Portugal
- National Natural History Museum and Science Museum, Lisbon University
- Department of Physics, FCT, University of Coimbra
Romania
- "Vasile Alecsandri" National College in Galați (length: 9,92m; weight: 8 kg)
- A. T. Laurian National College in Botoșani (length: 17,5m; weight: 25,6 kg)
- Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași (length: 19,6m; weight: 28 kg; with electromagnetic drive unit)
Russia
- Moscow Planetarium
- Novosibirsk Planetarium
- Penza Planetarium[20]
- 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)[21]
- Volgograd Planetarium[22]
- Institute of Geology Komi Sci. Center Ural Div. RAS, Syktyvkar (length: 17 m)
Serbia
- State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar (length 17m, weight 28 kg)
Spain
- Hall of the Faculties of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona - Length: 7 m, weight: 20 kg
- Parque de las Ciencias,[23] Granada
- Cosmocaixa Museum, Alcobendas, Madrid
- Facultad de Física, Universidad de Salamanca
- CosmoCaixa Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya
- "Villanueva" Building, National Astronomical Observatory, Madrid
- Pabellón de la Energía Viva,[24] Seville
- Casa de las Ciencias,[25] A Coruña - Length: 14 m, weight: 125 kg
- Museu de les Arts i les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia - Length: 34 m[26]
Sweden
- Technical Museum, Stockholm
- Xperimenthuset,[27] Lokstallarna, Växjö - Weight: 32 kg
- Carlsunds utbildningscentrum, Motala,Sweden[28]
- Sandvikens Gymnasieskola, Sandviken Weight: 63 kg, Length: 9 m
- Fysikaliska Leksaker, Chalmers, Göteborg.
Switzerland
- Centro Professionale Biasca[29] - Length: 15 m, weight: 102 kg
- Naturmuseum Solothurn, Solothurn
- Gymnasium Oberwil, Basel-Land
- Lycée cantonal de Porrentruy, Porrentruy, Jura
Ukraine
- Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, length: 22 m, weight: 43 kg
United Kingdom
- The Devonshire Dome, University of Derby, Buxton (Not a permanent feature - May be removed for special events.)[30]
- The Grange School,[31] Cheshire
- Science Faculty, Uppingham School, Rutland. Length 11.5m.
- University of Liverpool Chemistry Department. Length 7.9m. Period 5.6s.
- Science Museum, London. Length 22.45m. Period 9.5s.[32]
- Manchester Conference Centre[33]
- Harris Museum[34] Preston
- Cattermole Building, Kesteven and Sleaford High School, Sleaford[35]
- HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol (Currently removed; may be reinstalled)
- 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.[36]
- Princes Square shopping centre, Glasgow.[37] (Not operating)
Africa
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)
Tunisia
- Cité des Sciences de Tunis
Asia
China
- Beijing Planetarium,Beijing
India
- B. M. Birla Planetarium and Science Museum, Jaipur
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University[38]
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics,[39] Pune
- Subir Raha Oil Museum, Tel Bhavan, ONGC,[40] Dehradun
- Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Regional Science Centre, Near New Alipiri Gate, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
- Science Centre, Surat
- Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Near Manglore, Karnataka
Iran
Israel
- Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva
- Gitam/BBDO Ltd, Ramat Gan
- Givatayim Observatory, Givatayim
- Weizman Institute, Rehovot
Japan
- National Science Museum of Japan, Tokyo
- Fukusai-ji (Fukusai Temple), or Nagasaki Kannon Universal Temple, Nagasaki
- Katsushika City Museum, Tokyo[41]
- Tokyo DisneySea (in the Pendulum Room inside Fortress Explorations), Chiba
- Nagoya City Science Museum, Aichi[42]
- Himeji City Science Museum, Himeji, Kobe[43]
- Kyoto Youth Science Centre, Fuji-no-Mori, Kyoto
Pakistan
- Museum of Science and Technology, Lahore
Thailand
- Khonkaen University, Bangkok
Turkey
- Bilkent University- Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Ankara[44]
- EGE University, Izmir
North America
Alphabetic by state or province, then place.
Canada
Province | City | Location | Length | Mass | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alberta | Calgary | Telus Spark | |||
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[45] | ||||
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 | ||
Mexico
- Querétaro Museum of Science and Technology, Santiago de Querétaro,[46]
United States
Central and South America
- Centro de Estudios Científicos, Costanera de la Ciencia, Valdivia, Chile
- Colegio San Francisco Javier,[57] Puerto Montt, Chile
- Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez,[58] Puerto Rico
- School of Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires,[59] Buenos Aires, Argentina (Length: 27.35 m. Period: 10.4 secs)
- Museum of Science and Technology,[60] Engineering School,[61] 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
- Teatro Argentino de La Plata in La Plata, Argentina
Australia
- Foucault pendulum,[62] School of Physics, University of New South Wales
- Questacon National Science Exhibition, Canberra
- Gravity Discovery Centre[63] 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,[64] Brisbane, Queensland
- School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart.
New Zealand
- College of Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Antarctica
- South Pole, Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, in the cylindrical stairwell "beer can"[65] - Length: 33 m, weight: 25 kg, quickest turning Foucault pendulum on earths land, not driven.
References
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