pendulum apparatus
1Pendulum — This article is about pendulums. For other uses, see Pendulum (disambiguation). Simple gravity pendulum model assumes no friction or air resistance …
2Foucault pendulum — The Foucault pendulum (pronEng|fuːˈkoʊ foo KOH ), or Foucault s pendulum, named after the French physicist Léon Foucault, was conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth.The experimentThe experimental apparatus consists of …
3Foucault Pendulum vector diagrams — Several vector diagrams are often used to demonstrate the physics underlying the Foucault pendulum.Diagrams are provided to illustrate a pendulum located at the North Pole, equator, and 45 degrees N to show how the rotation of Earth in relation… …
4Foucault pendulum vector diagrams — Several vector diagrams are often used to demonstrate the physics underlying the Foucault pendulum. Diagrams are provided to illustrate a pendulum located at the North Pole, equator, and 45 degrees N to show how the rotation of Earth in relation… …
5Ballistic pendulum — A ballistic pendulum is a device for measuring a bullet s momentum, from which it is possible to calculate the velocity and kinetic energy. Ballistic pendulums have been largely rendered obsolete by modern chronographs, which allow direct… …
6The Pit and the Pendulum — Infobox Book | name = The Pit and the Pendulum title orig = translator = image caption = Illustration by Harry Clarke, 1919. author = Edgar Allan Poe country = flagicon|USA United States language = English series = genre = Horror short story… …
7The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film) — Infobox Film name = The Pit and the Pendulum image size = caption = Original 1961 theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown director = Roger Corman producer = Roger Corman James H. Nicholson (Exec Prod) Samuel Z. Arkoff (Exec Prod) writer =… …
8Doubochinski's pendulum — Fig.1. Schematics of the Doubochinski’s pendulum Doubochinski’s pendulum is a classical oscillator interacting with a high frequency field in such a way that the oscillator takes on a discrete set of stable regimes of oscillation, each at a… …
9physical pendulum — noun pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis • Syn: ↑compound pendulum • Hypernyms: ↑pendulum • Hyponyms: ↑ballistic pendulum, ↑clock pendulum * * * noun …
10simple pendulum — noun a hypothetical pendulum suspended by a weightless frictionless thread of constant length • Hypernyms: ↑pendulum * * * noun : an ideal pendulum consisting of a point mass suspended by a weightless inextensible perfectly flexible thread and… …
