[DOC] [TLE] Foucault pendulum - Wikipedia [PAR] the Foucault pendulum or Foucault's pendulum, named after the French physicist 
Lon Foucault, is a simple device conceived as an experiment to demonstrate 
the rotation of the Earth. While it had long been known that the Earth rotates, the 
introduction of the ... Today, Foucault pendulums are popular displays in science 
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century French scientist Georges Cuvier, who proposed that new life forms had 
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metaphysical speculation... [DOC] [TLE] Important Dates and Discoveries - The Physics of the Universe [PAR] 5th Century B.C. - The Greek philosophers Leucippus and Democritus found the 
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revolves on its axis, .... 1861 - The French scientist Louis Pasteur's experiments 
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become one of the most versatile experimentalists of the 19th Century. ... 
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19th century French experiment by M. M. Biot and Arago a ..... One should stop 
and reflect on this before saying that the earth has a ..... How scientific!? [DOC] [TLE] This Month in Physics History - American Physical Society [PAR] By the mid 19th century, most educated people knew that Earth spins on its axis, 
... As early as Galileo's time, scientists had tried to demonstrate Earth's rotation by 
... Not until Lon Foucault's famous pendulum demonstration in 1851 was there ... 
One night in early January 1851, at about 2 a.m. according to his journals,... [DOC] [TLE] history of science - The rise of modern science | Britannica.com [PAR] Jan 23, 2015 ... On the simplest level, science is knowledge of the world of nature. ... If the Earth 
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countless stars whose existence no one had suspected until Galileo saw them. 
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Question: Until this 19th century French scientist, no one had proved the Earth rotated
Answer: Foucault