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English: A version of the device depicted in the Wheatstone_Foucault devie image, for the purpose of emphasizing certain characteristics. In this version of the device the small sphere corresponds to the bob of a w:Foucault pendulum. The inside spring corresponds to the gravitational force that is being exerted on the bob of the Foucault pendulum and the force exerted to the outside spring corresponds to the tension in the suspension wire of the Foucault pendulum.
Date Created: 10 March 2007
Source Own work; Image generated with POV-ray ray-tracing software
Author Cleonis (talk) (Uploads)

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current22:05, 23 March 2007Thumbnail for version as of 22:05, 23 March 2007256 × 256 (15 KB)CleonisVersion that has a bit more brightness than the previous version.
20:21, 10 March 2007Thumbnail for version as of 20:21, 10 March 2007256 × 256 (16 KB)Cleonis'''Description:'''<br/> A version of the device depicted in the Wheatstone-Foucault device image, for the purpose of emphasizing certain characteristics. In this version of the device the small sphere corre
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