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Foucault gyroscopes

experiment in 1852 to demonstrate the Earth's rotation
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Foucault gyroscopes

Summary

Foucault gyroscopes is a gyroscope[1].

Key Facts

  • Foucault gyroscopes's image is recorded as Foucault's gyroscope, Astronomie populaire.jpg[2].
  • Foucault gyroscopes's image is recorded as ARAGO Francois Astronomie Populaire T3 djvu 0062 Fig242.png[3].
  • Foucault gyroscopes's instance of is recorded as gyroscope[4].
  • Foucault gyroscopes's instance of is recorded as experiment[5].
  • Léon Foucault is named after Foucault gyroscopes[6].
  • Foucault gyroscopes's Commons category is recorded as Foucault's gyroscope[7].
  • +1852-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Foucault gyroscopes[8].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include gyroscope[4] and experiment[5].

History and Context

+1852-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Foucault gyroscopes[8]. Léon Foucault is named after it[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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