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>Oh, for those that wonder why I don't just run down
to >the National Museum of American History and video
>tape the Foucault Pendulum there? Well, it is
>no longer there. The circular tile work and hole in
the >floor above remain, but the pendulum does not.
That is very unfortunate. I am sorry to hear that
their Foucault Pendulum has been cast-aside for,
so-called, "progress.
In Pittsburgh, we have also experienced this type of
"progress." However, I am happy to report that the one
major historic artifact that REMAINS in the original
Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
building is the Foucault Pendulum, which was installed
with the building's construction in 1939:
<
http://buhlplanetarium2.tripod.com/Buhlexhibits.htm#Foucault
>
The Buhl Planetarium building is now being used by the
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. You should contact
Jane Werner [Executive Director] or Chris Siefert
[Project Director] for permission to do your filming.
Let me know if you come to Pittsburgh for this
filming. I would like to meet you.
gaw
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Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:56:59 -0400
From: "Todd Thuma" <[log in to unmask]> Add to Address
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Subject: Seeking A Foucault Pendulum - time lapse
video or the real thing to video myself
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Dear ASTC Listserve'rs,
I am seeking time lapse video of a Foucault Pendulum
and was wondering
if
anyone might have just such a video. I intend to use
this video for a
professional development course placed online. The
course is intended
for
educators to increase or refresh their understanding
of specific
science
content and this video will be used to illustrate the
motion of the
Foucault
Pendulum over several hours (so they don't have to
stand there and
watch it)
and demonstrate evidence for Earth's rotation on an
axis.
Alternatively, if one does not exist, I am seeking
anyone with a
working
Foucault Pendulum that I can come visit and video
tape. I have all the
necessary gear; a digital video camera, firewire
cable, and computer
time
lapse software that can take a still image at certain
intervals. I live
in
Arlington, VA and would be willing to travel to your
center, no more
than
1/2 a day's travel, in order to conduct the
videotaping.
Oh, for those that wonder why I don't just run down to
the National
Museum
of American History and video tape the Foucault
Pendulum there? Well,
it is
no longer there. The circular tile work and hole in
the floor above
remain,
but the pendulum does not.
Your assistance and interest is very much appreciated,
Todd
Todd S. Thuma
Science Object Producer
National Science Teachers Association
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1840 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201-3000
gaw
Glenn A. Walsh
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* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh:
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* Adler Planetarium, Chicago:
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* Astronomer & Optician John A. Brashear:
< http://johnbrashear.tripod.com >
* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries:
< http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc >
* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh:
< http://www.incline.cc >
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