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List of Foucault pendulums


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 at Hauptplatz, moved 2016 to 10, Untere Hauptstrasse in a slim stainless steel pyramid, 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.

Belarus

  • Belarus State Pedagogic University, Minsk

Belgium

  • Volkssterrenwacht Mira, Grimbergen
  • Technopolis, Mechelen
  • Festraetsstudio, Sint-Truiden
  • UGent-volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien Ghent

Bulgaria

  • Public Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus", Varna - Length: 14.4 m

Czech Republic

  • Observatory and Planetarium Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové - Length: 10 m, weight: 8.5 kg
  • Czech Technical University, Prague - Length: 21 m, weight: 34 kg
  • Rotunda in Castle Flower Garden, Kroměříž - 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

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

Germany

  • Dynamikum Science Center, Pirmasens
  • Jahrtausendturm, Magdeburg
  • Gymnasium Lünen-Altlünen, Lünen
  • Gymnasium Verl, Verl
  • German Museum of Technology, Berlin
  • University of Bremen
  • University of Heidelberg, currently the only pendulum with a live web cam
  • Helmholtz-Gymnasium Heidelberg
  • Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg, Hamburg
  • School for Business and Technique, Mainz
  • Deutsches Museum, Munich - Length: 30 m, weight: 30 kg
  • University of Munich, Geophysics – Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 20 m, 12 kg, live webcam, description
  • Münster, 48 kg, 29 m, with mirrors, Zwei Graue Doppelspiegel für ein Pendel by artist Gerhard Richter in a former church, opened 17 June 2018
  • University of Osnabrück, 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 - N library
  • University of Regensburg Physics Building PHY9, 18 m, stainless steel sphere diameter 0.12 m, electromagnetic drive, Charron ring 0.8 m below attachment.
  • University of Rostock
  • University of Greifswald
  • Astronomisch physikalisches Kabinett, Kassel
  • University of Göttingen, Physics department
  • University of Wuppertal

Hungary

  • Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, in one of the Lágymányosi buildings
  • Mures-Breda castle

Iceland

  • Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, Reykjavík power distributor, Reykjavík

Italy

  • Dipartimento di Fisica (LIVE), Università degli Studi di Cagliari
  • San Petronio Basilica, Bologna
  • Palazzo della Ragione, Padua https://www.labtrek.it/foucault-pendulum/
  • 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
  • Liceo Scientifico Angelo Messedaglia, Verona

Latvia

  • Riga TV Tower - Within proposed renovations of the TV Tower, the intention is to build the world's largest Foucault pendulum with a weight of 500 kg and a length of over 70m. The construction was set to begin in the second half of 2019.

Liechtenstein

  • In the staircase of the national Gymnasium Vaduz, combined with an artwork by Ferdinand Gehr Drehung der Erde in ihrer Schlichtheit sichtbar

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

  • University of Luxembourg - Length: 16 m, weight 32 kg

Moldova

  • Technical University of Moldova, Chişinău - Length: 19 m, Weight 155 kg (2006 - 1851 = 155)

Netherlands

  • Radboud University Nijmegen
  • Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem

Norway

  • Department of Physics, University of Oslo 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 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
  • Centre for Science and Technology, Łódź - Length: 36 m, weight: around 100 kg
  • Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
  • Pomeranian Dukes' Castle, Szczecin
  • Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw
  • Physics Building, University of Białystok, Białystok
  • Center for Modernity, Mill of Knowledge, Toruń - Length: 33 m, weight: 35 kg

Portugal

  • National Natural History Museum and Science Museum, Lisbon University
  • Department of Physics, FCT, University of Coimbra
  • Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Parque das Nações, Lisbon
  • Centro Ciência Viva de Estremoz

Romania

  • The oldest Foucault Pendulum in Romania is located in pavilion B of the University of Oradea. It was installed in 1964 by Prof. Coriolan Rus, the then dean of the Faculty of Mathematics - Physics. (length: 14m; weight: 60 kg)
  • "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 (14.5 m, 31.7 kg)
  • Penza Planetarium
  • 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)
  • Volgograd Planetarium
  • Institute of Geology Komi Sci. Center Ural Div. RAS, Syktyvkar (length: 17 m)
  • Murmansk Regional Universal Scientific Library (length: 21 m; weight: 32 kg)

Serbia

  • State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar (length 17 m, weight 28 kg)
  • Physics Laboratory Center of Technical Science Faculties of the University of Belgrade (length 9 m, weight 30 kg)

Spain

  • Hall of the Faculties of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona - Length: 7 m, weight: 20 kg
  • Parque de las Ciencias, 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, Seville
  • Casa de las Ciencias, A Coruña - Length: 14 m, weight: 125 kg
  • Museu de les Arts i les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia - Length: 30 m
  • Hall of Faculty of Physics, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela

Sweden

  • Xperimenthuset, Lokstallarna, Växjö - Weight: 32 kg
  • Carlsunds utbildningscentrum, Motala, Sweden Weight: 13 kg, Length: 6 m, Theoretical pendulum day: 28h 3 min, Measured pendulum day: 26h 59 min
  • Sandvikens Gymnasieskola, Sandviken Weight: 63 kg, Length: 9 m
  • Fysikaliska Leksaker, Chalmers, Göteborg
  • Ångströmslaboratoriet, Uppsala
  • E.ON corporate office, Malmö. Weight: circa 900 kg

Switzerland

  • Centro Professionale Biasca - Length: 15 m, weight: 102 kg
  • Naturmuseum Solothurn, Solothurn
  • Gymnasium Oberwil, Basel-Land
  • Lycée cantonal de Porrentruy, Porrentruy, Jura
  • Café de la Grenette, Sion. Length: 19 centimeters, weight: 1.4 kilos

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.)
  • The Grange School, 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.
  • Harris Museum, Preston
  • Cattermole Building, Kesteven and Sleaford High School, Sleaford
  • 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
  • Princes Square shopping centre, Glasgow (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
  • Guangdong Science Center, Guangzhou

India

  • Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata.
  • Science City, Kolkata.
  • B. M. Birla Planetarium and Science Museum, Jaipur
  • New Parliament Building, New Delhi
  • Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
  • Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
  • Subir Raha Oil Museum, Tel Bhavan, ONGC, 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

  • University of Isfahan, Isfahan
  • Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Israel

  • BGU, Beer Sheva
  • Gitam/BBDO Ltd, Ramat Gan
  • Givatayim Observatory, Givatayim
  • Weizmann Institute, Rehovot

Japan

  • National Science Museum of Japan, Tokyo
  • Fukusai-ji (Fukusai Temple), or Nagasaki Kannon Universal Temple, Nagasaki
  • Katsushika City Museum, Tokyo
  • Tokyo DisneySea (in the Pendulum Room inside Fortress Explorations), Chiba
  • Nagoya City Science Museum, Aichi
  • Himeji City Science Museum, Himeji, Kobe
  • Kyoto Youth Science Centre, Fuji-no-Mori, Kyoto
  • Sapporo City Youth Science Center, Sapporo

Pakistan

  • National Museum of Science and Technology, Lahore

Thailand

  • Khonkaen University, Khon Kaen
  • AstroPark, Chiang Mai

Turkey

  • Bilkent University- Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Ankara
  • EGE University, Izmir

North America

Alphabetic by state or province, then place.

Canada

Mexico

United States

Central and South America

Argentina

  • School of Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Length: 27.35 m. Period: 10.4 secs)
  • Museum of Science and Technology, Engineering School, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Teatro Argentino de La Plata in La Plata, Argentina

Brazil

  • Museu do Universo at the planetarium of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Chile

  • Centro de Estudios Científicos, Costanera de la Ciencia, Valdivia, Chile
  • Colegio San Francisco Javier, Puerto Montt, Chile
  • Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

Colombia

  • Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi in Bogotá, Colombia.

Puerto Rico

  • Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Venezuela

  • Central Library of the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela
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Australasia

Australia

  • Foucault pendulum, School of Physics, University of New South Wales
  • Questacon National Science Exhibition, Canberra
  • Gravity Discovery Centre Military Rd, Gingin, Western Australia
  • School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
  • School of Mathematics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria
  • School of Physics, in the foyer of the Darling West building (previously named Bragg building), University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
  • Queensland Museum Sciencentre, Brisbane, Queensland
  • School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart.
  • Rosebank College, Five Dock, New South Wales.

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" - Length: 33 m, weight: 25 kg, quickest turning Foucault pendulum on earths land, not driven.

References


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