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This is a list of [[Foucault pendulum]]s in the world:
[[File:Foucault pendulum animated.gif|thumb|right|350px|Artistic rendition (highly exaggerated) of a Foucault pendulum showing that the Earth is not stationary, but rotates.]]

==Europe==
[[File:Foucaults pendulum pantheon.jpg|right|frame|Foucault's Pendulum in the [[Panthéon, Paris]].]]

===Austria===
* [[Technisches Museum Wien]], [[Vienna]]

===Belarus===
* [[Belarus State Pedagogic University]],<ref>[http://new.bspu.unibel.by BSPU.unibel.by]</ref> [[Minsk]]

===Belgium===
* Volkssterrenwacht Mira, [[Grimbergen]]
* [[Technopolis (Belgium)|Technopolis]], [[Mechelen]]
* Festraetsstudio, [[Sint-Truiden]]
* UGent-volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien<ref>[http://www.rug-a-pien.be/ Rug-a-pien.be]</ref> [[Ghent]]

===Bulgaria===
* Public Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus",<ref>[http://astro-varna.com/ Astro-varna.com] [http://astro-varna.com/en/aparat.html Astro-varna.com]</ref> Varna - ''Length:'' 14.4 m

===Czech Republic===
* Observatory and Planetarium Hradec Králové,<ref>[http://www.astrohk.cz/ Astrohk.cz]</ref> [[Hradec Králové]] - ''Length:'' 10 m, ''weight:'' 8.5 kg
* Czech Technical University,<ref>[http://www.cvut.cz/ CVUT.cz]</ref> [[Prague]] - ''Length:'' 21 m, ''weight:'' 34 kg
* Rotunda in Castle Flower Garden,<ref>[http://www.azz.cz/?pg=301&lng=2 AZZ.cz]</ref> [[Kromeriz]] - ''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]]<ref>[http://www.physic.ut.ee/hoone/pendel/ www.physic.ut.ee]</ref>

===Finland===
* Department of Physics, [[University of Turku]], [[Turku]]
* [[Eurajoki]] - ''Length:'' 40 m, ''weight:'' 110 kg
* Finnish Science Centre [[Heureka (science center)|Heureka]], [[Vantaa]]
* The watertower of [[Kuusamo]]

===France===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! City !! Location !! Length <math>l\,</math> !! Weight <math>g\,</math> !! Period <math>2\pi\sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}</math> !! Latitude <math>\phi\,</math>!! Pendulum day <math>\frac{23h56'}{\sin \phi}</math>
|-
| [[Paris]]
| [[Panthéon, Paris|Panthéon]]
| 220 ft (67 m)
| 28 kg
| 16.5 sec
| 48°52' N
| 31 hours 50 minutes
|-
| [[Paris]]
| [[Musée des Arts et Métiers]]<ref>The original suspended by Foucault in the Panthéon; irreparably damaged in May, 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=411529|accessdate=2010-06-02|date=2010-05-14|title=Foucault's pendulum is sent crashing to Earth|newspaper=[[Times Higher Education]]}}</ref>
|
| 28 kg
|
| 48°52' N
| 31 hours 50 minutes
|-
| [[Besançon]]
| [http://fr.wikipedia.org/Musée_du_Temps_de_Besançon Musée du temps]
| 13,11 m
|
| 7.3 sec
| 47°08' N
| 32 hours 43 minutes
|}

===Germany===
* [[Gymnasium Lünen-Altlünen]], [[Lünen]]
* [[German Museum of Technology]],<ref>[http://www.goethe.de/wis/fut/thm/en566074.htm Goethe.de]</ref> Berlin
* [[University of Bremen]]
* [[University of Heidelberg]]<ref>[http://pendelcam.kip.uni-heidelberg.de Pendelcam.kip.uni-heidelberg.de]</ref>
* Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg,<ref>[http://www.haw-hamburg.de/m/fachberg/physik/pendel/index-f.html HAW-hamburg.de]</ref> [[Hamburg]]
* School for Business and Technique, Mainz
* [[Deutsches Museum]], Munich - ''Length:'' 30 m, ''weight:'' 30 kg
* [[University of Osnabrück]],<ref>[http://obelix.physik.uni-osnabrueck.de/~schnack/foucault/ Obelix.physik.uni-osnabrueck.de]</ref> [[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]]
* [[University of Rostock]]
* [[University of Greifswald]]
* Astronomisch physikalisches Kabinett, Kassel
* University of Göttingen, Physics department

===Hungary===
* [[Eötvös Loránd University]], [[Budapest]], in one of the Lágymányosi buildings

===Iceland===
* Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, Reykjavík power distributor, [[Reykjavík]]

===Italy===
* [http://www.foucaultpendulum.it Dipartimento di Fisica (LIVE)], Università di Cagliari [[Cagliari]]
* [[San Petronio Basilica]], [[Bologna]]
* [[Palazzo della Ragione]], [[Padua]]
* Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia (Leonardo da Vinci), [[Milan]]
* Museo del Balì, [[Saltara]]
* Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, [[University of Naples Federico II|Università "Federico II"]], [[Naples]]
* Aula Magna of Liceo M. Curie, [[Tradate]]

===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===
* [[Central University, Luxembourg|Central University]] - ''Length:'' 16 m, ''weight'' 32 kg

===Netherlands===
* [[Radboud University Nijmegen]]<ref>[http://www.vcbio.science.ru.nl/images/tour/HG-opening_smaller.mov VCBIO.science.ru.nl]</ref>
* [[Sint-Bavokerk]] in [[Haarlem]]<ref>[http://web.mac.com/planeten.paultje/iWeb/Planeten_Paultje/Blog/6BA9B8BF-B4BC-46D4-8F6D-6986CDE48513.html Web.mac.com]</ref>

===Moldova===
* [[Technical University of Moldova]], [[Chişinău]] - ''Length:'' 19 m, ''Weight'' 155 kg (2006 - 1851 = 155)

===Norway===
* Department of Physics, [[University of Oslo]]<ref>[http://www.fys.uio.no/pendel/ FYS.uio.no]</ref> ''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<ref>[http://www.frombork.art.pl/Ang01.htm Frombork.art.pl]</ref> 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
* [[Adam Mickiewicz University]], Poznań
* [[Pomeranian Dukes' Castle, Szczecin]]
* [[Copernicus Science Centre]], Warsaw

===Portugal===
* National Natural History Museum and Science Museum, Lisbon University
* Department of Physics, FCT, University of Coimbra

===Romania===
* "Vasile Alecsandri" National College in [[Galați]] (length: 9,92m; weight: 8 kg)
* "August Treboniu Laurian" National College in [[Botoșani]] (length: 17,5m; weight: 25,6 kg)
* "Gh.Asachi" Technical University from [[Iasi]] (length: 19,6m; weight: 28 kg; with electromagnetic drive unit)

===Russia===
* Moscow Planetarium
* Penza Planetarium<ref>[http://www.penza-trv.ru/go/region/planetariy Penza-trv.ru]</ref>
* 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)<ref>[http://www.admcity.smolensk.ru/social/cultura/planet.html Admcity.smolensk.ru]</ref>
* Volgograd Planetarium<ref>[http://www.volgograd.ru/theme/info/other/32361.pub Volgograd.ru]</ref>
* Institute of Geology Komi Sci. Center Ural Div. RAS, Syktyvkar (length: 17 m)

===Serbia===
* State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar (length 17m, weight 28 kg)

===Spain===
* Hall of the Faculties of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona - ''Length:'' 7 m, ''weight:'' 20 kg
* Parque de las Ciencias,<ref>[http://www.parqueciencias.com Parqueciencias.com]</ref> 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,<ref>[http://www.pabellondelaenergiaviva.com Pabellondelaenergiaviva.com]</ref> Seville
* Casa de las Ciencias,<ref>[http://www.casaciencias.org/casa/ Casaciencias.org]</ref> A Coruña - ''Length:'' 14 m, ''weight:'' 125 kg
* Museu de les Arts i les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia - ''Length:'' 34 m<ref>[http://www.cac.es Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia- Arte, Cultura, Museo, Ciencia, IMAX, Oceanográfico, Hemisferic]</ref>

===Sweden===
* Technical Museum, Stockholm
* Xperiment Huset,<ref>[http://www.xperiment.se/xaktiv_e.htm Xperiment.se]</ref> Lokstallarna, Växjö - ''Weight:'' 32 kg
* Carlsund Educational Centre,<ref>[http://109.73.162.56/~foucault/ 109.73.162.56]</ref> [[Motala]]
[[File:Foucaultpendulum2.jpg|thumb|Foucault pendulum in [[Motala]], [[Sweden]]]]
* Sandvikens Gymnasieskola, Sandviken Weight: 63 kg, Length: 9 m
* Fysikaliska Leksaker, Chalmers, Göteborg.

===Switzerland===
* Centro Professionale Biasca<ref>[http://www.cpbiasca.ch/pendolo/index.htm CPbiasca.ch]</ref> - ''Length:'' 15 m, ''weight:'' 102 kg
* Naturmuseum Solothurn, [[Solothurn]]
* Gymnasium [[Oberwil, Basel-Country|Oberwil]], [[Basel-Land]]
* Lycée cantonal de Porrentruy, [[Porrentruy]], [[Canton of Jura|Jura]]

===Ukraine===
* [[Kyiv Polytechnic Institute]], ''length:'' 22 m, ''weight:'' 43 kg

===United Kingdom===
[[File:ScienceMuseum-Pendulum.jpg|thumb|[[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]], London]]
* [[The Devonshire Dome]], [[University of Derby]], [[Buxton]] (Not a permanent feature - May be removed for special events.)<ref name=VisBux>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitbuxton.co.uk/things-to-do/attractions/the-dome|title=The Dome|publisher=visitbuxton.co.uk|accessdate=2011-09-20}}</ref>
* The Grange School,<ref>[http://www.grange.org.uk/index.htm Grange.org.uk]</ref> Cheshire
* Princes Square Shopping Centre, Glasgow
* [[University of Liverpool]] Chemistry Department
* [[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]], London. Length 22.45m. Period 9.5s.<ref>Classical Mechanics: From Newton to Einstein: A Modern Introduction. Martin McCall. John Wiley & Sons. 2010</ref>
* [[Manchester Conference Centre]]<ref>[http://www.manchesterconferencecentre.co.uk Manchesterconferencecentre.co.uk]</ref>
* [[Harris Museum]]<ref>[http://www.harrismuseum.org.uk/ Harrismuseum.org.uk]</ref> Preston
* Cattermole Building, [[Kesteven and Sleaford High School]], Sleaford<ref>[http://www.thefoucaultproject.co.uk/ Thefoucaultproject.co.uk]</ref>
* HH Wills Physics Laboratory, [[University of Bristol]], Bristol
* [[University of Warwick]], Coventry
* Atrium of [[Thames House]], headquarters of the [[MI5|British Security Service]], in acknowledgement of [[Umberto Eco]]'s "conspiracy" novel ''[[Foucault's Pendulum]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hollingsworth|first1=Mark|last2=Fielding|first2=Nick|authorlink2=Nick Fielding|title=Defending the realm: MI5 and the Shayler affair|year=1999|publisher=André Deutsch|isbn=978-0-233-99667-7|page=42}}</ref>

== 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

===India===
* B. M. Birla Planetarium and Science Museum, Jaipur
* Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University<ref>[http://www.ddugu.edu.in/facultyofscience/physics/focault%20pendulum/default.html DDUGU.edu.in]</ref>
* [[Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics]],<ref>[http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/ IUCAA.ernet.in]</ref> Pune
* Subir Raha Oil Museum, Tel Bhavan, [[ONGC]],<ref>[http://www.ongcindia.com www.ongcindia.com]</ref> [[Dehradun]]
* [[Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]
* Regional Science Centre, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
* Science Centre, Surat

===Iran===
* [[University of Isfahan]], [[Isfahan]]
* [[Sharif University of Technology]], [[Tehran]]

===Israel===
* [[BGU|Ben Gurion University of the Negev]], [[Beersheba|Beer Sheva]]
* Gitam/BBDO Ltd, [[Ramat Gan]]
* [[Givatayim Observatory]], [[Givatayim]]
* [[Weizman Institute]], [[Rehovot]]

===Japan===
* [[National Science Museum of Japan]], Tokyo
* [[Fukusai-ji]] (Fukusai Temple), or Nagasaki Kannon Universal Temple, Nagasaki
* Katsushika City Museum, Tokyo<ref>[http://www.museum.city.katsushika.lg.jp/permanent/foucault/ www.museum.city.katsushika.lg.jp]</ref>
* Tokyo DisneySea (in the Pendulum Room inside Fortress Explorations), Chiba
* [[Nagoya City Science Museum]], Aichi<ref>[http://www.ncsm.city.nagoya.jp/cgi-bin/visit/exhibition_guide/exhibit.cgi?id=L101 www.ncsm.city.nagoya.jp]</ref>
* Himeji City Science Museum, Himeji, Kobe<ref>[http://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/atom/jousetu/ www.city.himeji.lg.jp]</ref>
* Kyoto Youth Science Centre, Fuji-no-Mori, Kyoto

===Pakistan===
* Museum of Science and Technology, Lahore

===Thailand===
* Khonkaen University, Bangkok

===Turkey===
* Bilkent University- Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Ankara<ref>[http://www.fen.bilkent.edu.tr/~physics/index_eng.html Fen.bilkent.edu.tr]</ref>
* EGE University, Izmir

== North America ==
Alphabetic by state or province, then place.

===Canada===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Province !! City !! Location !! Length !! Weight !! Period
|-
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|rowspan="2"| [[Alberta]]
| [[Calgary]]
| [[Telus Spark]]
|
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| [[Edmonton]]
| Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, [[University of Alberta]]
| 23.4 m
| 29.7 kg
| 9.7 s
|-
| [[British Columbia]]
| [[Vancouver]]
| [[University of British Columbia]]
|
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| [[Manitoba]]
| [[Winnipeg]]
| [[University of Winnipeg]]
|
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|rowspan="5"| [[Ontario]]
| [[Aurora, Ontario|Aurora]]
| McLaughlin Hall, [[St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario)|St. Andrew's College]]
|
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|-
| [[Guelph]]
| Physics Department, [[University of Guelph]]<ref>[http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/foucault/foucault1.html Physics.uoguelph.ca]</ref>
|
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| [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]]
| Stirling Hall, [[Queen's University]]
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| [[Ottawa]]
| Herzberg Building, [[Carleton University]]
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| [[Toronto]]
| [[Ontario Science Centre]]
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|rowspan="4"| [[Quebec]]
| [[Chicoutimi]]
| [[Cégep de Chicoutimi]]
|
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| [[Montreal]]
| [[Collège de Maisonneuve]]
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| [[Montreal]]
| [[École de technologie supérieure]]
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| [[Montreal]]
| Roger-Gaudry Pavilion, [[Université de Montréal]]
| 8 m
| 10 kg
|
|-
|}

===Mexico===
* Querétaro Museum of Science and Technology, Santiago de Querétaro,<ref>[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foucault_pendulum_-Mexico-6.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foucault_pendulum_-Mexico-6.jpg]</ref>

===United States===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! State/province !! City !! Location !! Length !! Mass !! Period
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|rowspan="2"| [[Alabama]]
| [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]]
| [[Auburn University]]
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| [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]
| [[Samford University]]
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| [[Alaska]]
| [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]]
| [[University of Alaska]], Consortium Library
| 52 ft (15.8 m)
| 240 [[Pound (mass)|lb]] (108.8 [[Kilogram|kg]])
|
|-
| [[Arizona]]
| [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]]
| [[Arizona State University]], Bateman Physical Sciences Center
| 70.5 ft (21.5 m)
| 238 [[Pound (mass)|lb]] (108 [[Kilogram|kg]])
| 9.3 seconds
|-
| [[Arkansas]]
| [[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]]
| [[Hendrix College]]
|
|
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|rowspan="17"| [[California]]
| [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]
| [[California State University Bakersfield]] Physics Center
|
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| [[Fresno, California|Fresno]]
| [[Fresno Pacific University]]
|
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| [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]
| [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Long Beach)|Sunnyside Mausoleum, Forest Lawn]]
|
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| [[Los Angeles]]
| [[Griffith Observatory]]
| 40 ft (12.2 m)
| 240 [[Pound (mass)|lb]] (108.8 [[Kilogram|kg]])
|
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| [[Los Angeles]]
| [[Occidental College]]
|
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| [[Modesto]]
| [[Modesto Junior College-Science Community Center]]
| [[42 ft]]
| [[250 lbs]]
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| [[Monterey, California|Monterey]]
| [[Naval Postgraduate School]]
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| [[Napa, California|Napa]]
| [[Stag's Leap Wine Cellars]]
|
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| [[Pleasant Hill, California|Pleasant Hill]]
| [[Diablo Valley College]]
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| [[Riverside, California|Riverside]]
| [[University of California, Riverside|UC Riverside]] [[College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences|Physics Department]]
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| [[Salinas, California|Salinas]]
| [[Hartnell College]]
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| [[San Diego]]
| [[San Diego Natural History Museum]]
| 12.4 m (est.)
| 235 [[Pound (mass)|lb]] (106.6 [[Kilogram|kg]])
| 7 sec (estimate)
|-
| [[San Francisco]]
| [[California Academy of Sciences]]
| 30 ft (9.14 m)
| 235 [[Pound (mass)|lb]] (106.6 [[Kilogram|kg]])
|
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| [[San Francisco]]
| [[Rigel Pharmaceuticals]]
|
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| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
| [[Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum|Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium]]
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| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
| [[The Harker School]]
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| [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]
| [[Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History|Museum of Natural History]]
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| [[Santa Paula, California|Santa Paula]]
| [[Thomas Aquinas College]]
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|rowspan="6"| [[Colorado]]
| [[Alamosa, Colorado|Alamosa]]
| [[Adams State College]]
|
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| [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]
| [[University of Colorado at Boulder|CU Boulder]], Gamow Physics Tower
| 128.9 ft (39.3 m)
| 367 [[Pound (mass)|lb]] (166 [[Kilogram|kg]])
| 12.6 seconds
|-
| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]]
| [[University of Colorado Colorado Springs|UCCS]], Osborne Center for Science and Engineering
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| [[Denver]]
| [[Denver Building]]{{cn|date=November 2013}}
|
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| [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins]]
| [[Colorado State University]]
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| [[Golden, Colorado|Golden]]
| [[Colorado School of Mines]]
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|rowspan="5"| [[Connecticut]]
| [[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]]
| [[Avon Old Farms School]]
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| [[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]]
| [[Greenwich High School]]
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| [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]
| [[The Children's Museum, Connecticut|The Children's Museum]]<ref>[http://www.thechildrensmuseumct.org/exhibits.php thechildrensmuseumct.org]</ref>
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| [[Meriden, Connecticut|Meriden]]
| [[Thomas Edison Middle School]]
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| [[Wallingford, Connecticut|Wallingford]]
| [[Choate Rosemary Hall]] Science Center
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|rowspan="8"| [[Florida]]
| [[Avon Park, Florida|Avon Park]]
| [[South Florida Community College]]
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| [[Cocoa, Florida|Cocoa]]
| [[Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science]]
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| [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]
| [[Museum of Science & History]]
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| [[Miami]]
| [[Miami Dade Junior College]]
|
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| [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
| [[John Young Museum]]
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| [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
| [[University of Central Florida]], Mathematical Sciences Building
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| [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]]
| [[Florida State University]]
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| [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]
| [[University of South Florida]], Interdisciplinary Science Building
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|rowspan="2"| [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| [[Cartersville, Georgia|Cartersville]]
| [[Tellus Science Museum]]
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| [[Mount Berry, Georgia|Mount Berry]]
| [[Berry College]]
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|[[Idaho]]
| [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]]
| [[Discovery Center of Idaho]]
|
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|rowspan="2"| [[Illinois]]
| [[Chicago]]
| [[Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)|Museum of Science and Industry]]
| 20 m
| 300 [[kilogram|kg]]
| 8.98 [[Second|s]]
|-
| [[Wheaton, Illinois|Wheaton]]
| [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[Indiana]]
| [[Indianapolis]]
| Indiana State College
|
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| [[Indianapolis]]
| [[Indiana State Museum]]
|
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| [[Iowa]]
| [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
| [[Science Center of Iowa Building]]
| 19 m
| 118 [[kilogram|kg]]
|
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|rowspan=2| [[Kansas]]
| [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]]
| [[Fort Hays State University]]
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| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| [[Exploration Place]]
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|rowspan="8"| [[Kentucky]]
| [[Berea, Kentucky|Berea]]
| [[Berea College]]
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| [[Danville, Kentucky|Danville]]
| [[Centre College]]
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| [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown]]
| [[Georgetown College (Kentucky)|Georgetown College]]
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| [[Highland Heights, Kentucky|Highland Heights]]
| [[Northern Kentucky University]]
|
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| [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]]
| [[Lexington Public Library]]
|
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| [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]
| [[Louisville Science Center]]
|
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| [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]
| [[Museum of Natural History]]
|
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| [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]
| [[University of Louisville]]
| 72 ft (22.0 m)
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| 9.4 +/- 0.05 s
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| [[Louisiana]]
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]
| [[Sci-Port Discovery Center]]
| 32 ft (9.7 m)
| 113 [[kilogram|kg]] (250 [[Pound (mass)|lb]])
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|[[Maine]]
|[[Portland, Maine|Portland]]
|[[University of Southern Maine]]
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|rowspan="4"| [[Maryland]]
| [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]]
| [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]]
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| [[Colora, Maryland|Colora]]
| [[West Nottingham Academy]]
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| [[Frostburg, Maryland|Frostburg]]
| [[Frostburg State University]]
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| [[Severna Park, Maryland|Severna Park]]
| [[Severn School]]
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|rowspan="4"| [[Massachusetts]]
| [[Boston]]
| [[Museum of Science, Boston|Museum of Science]]
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| [[Northampton, Massachusetts|Northampton]]
| [[Smith College]]
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| [[Osterville, Massachusetts|Osterville]]
| [[Cape Cod Academy]]
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| [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]]
| [[Springfield Science Museum]]
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|rowspan="5"| [[Michigan]]
| [[Alpena, Michigan|Alpena]]
| [http://www.bessermuseum.org/ Jesse Besser Museum]
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| [[Detroit]]
| [[Detroit Science Center]]
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| [[Grand Haven, Michigan|Grand Haven]]
| [[Grand Haven High School]]
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| [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]]
| [[Steelcase|Steelcase Corporate Development Center]]
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| [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]]
| [[Midland Center for the Arts]]
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|rowspan="3"| [[Minnesota]]
| [[Collegeville, Minnesota|Collegeville]]
| [[College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University|St. John's University]]
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| [[Minneapolis]]
| [[The Blake School (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|The Blake School]]
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| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]
| [[Macalester College]]
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| [[Missouri]]
| [[Sullivan, Missouri|Sullivan]]
| [[Meramec Caverns]]
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| Inoperable due to insufficient mass
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| [[Montana]]
| [[Billings, Montana|Billings]]
| First Citizens Bank
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| [[Nebraska]]
| [[Kearney, Nebraska|Kearney]]
| [[University of Nebraska at Kearney]]
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|rowspan="3"| [[Nevada]]
| [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]
| [[Las Vegas Public Library]]
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| [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]
| [[Lied Discovery Children's Museum]]
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| [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]
| [[University of Nevada, Reno]], Schulich Lecture Hall
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|rowspan="2"| [[New Hampshire]]
| [[Bedford, New Hampshire|Bedford]]
| [[Dean Kamen]]'s house
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| [[Hanover, New Hampshire|Hanover]]
| [[Dartmouth College]]
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| [[New Jersey]]
| [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]]
| [[Delbarton School]]
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| [[New Mexico]]
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]
| [[Albuquerque Academy]]
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|rowspan="5"| [[New York]]
| [[The Bronx|Bronx]]
| [[Montefiore Medical Center]]
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| [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
| [[Buffalo Museum of Science]]
| 75 ft (22.9 m)
| {{convert|100|lb|abbr=on|lk=on}}
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| [[Geneseo, New York|Geneseo]]
| [[State University of New York at Geneseo]]
| 52 ft (15.8 m)
| {{convert|235|lb|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| 8.0 s
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| [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]]
| [[Cornell University]], Rockefeller Hall
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| [[New York City]]
| [[United Nations Building]]
| 75 ft (22.9 m)
| {{convert|200|lb|abbr=on|lk=on}}
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|rowspan="4"| [[North Carolina]]
| [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]]
| [[Fayetteville State University]]
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| [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]
| [[Greensboro Science Center]]
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| [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]
| [[North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University|NC A & T State University]]
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| [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]]
| [[SciWorks]]
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|rowspan="8"| [[Ohio]]
| [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]]
| [[William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum]]
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| [[Cincinnati]]
| [[Xavier University (Cincinnati)|Xavier University]]
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| [[Cleveland]]
| [[Cleveland Museum of Natural History]]
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| [[Cleveland]]
| [[Cleveland State University]], Fenn Tower
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| currently inoperable
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| [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]
| [[COSI Columbus]]
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| [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]]
| [[University of Dayton]]
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| [[Oxford, Ohio|Oxford]]
| [[Miami University]], Culler Hall
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| [[Portsmouth, Ohio|Portsmouth]]
| [[Shawnee State University]]
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|rowspan="3"| [[Oklahoma]]
| [[Edmond, Oklahoma|Edmond]]
| [[University of Central Oklahoma]], Howell Hall
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| [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]]
| [[University of Oklahoma]], Nielsen Physics Building
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| [[Oklahoma City]]
| [[Science Museum Oklahoma]]
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| [[Oregon]]
| [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]
| [[Oregon Convention Center]]
| 27 m
| 900 [[pound (mass)|lb]] (408 [[kilogram|kg]])
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|rowspan="9"| [[Pennsylvania]]
| [[Cheyney, Pennsylvania|Cheyney]]
| [[Cheyney State Museum]]
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| [[Clarion, Pennsylvania]]
| [[Clarion University]]
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| [[Edinboro, Pennsylvania|Edinboro]]
| [[Edinboro University of Pennsylvania]]
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| [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania|Kutztown]]
| [[Kutztown University]]
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| [[Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania|Mechanicsburg]]
| [[Messiah Village's Community Room]]
| 55 ft (16.8 m)
| 350 [[pound (mass)|lb]] (159 [[kilogram|kg]])
| 8.2 seconds
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| [[Millersville, Pennsylvania|Millersville]]
| [[Millersville University of Pennsylvania]]
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| [[Philadelphia]]
| [[Franklin Institute]]
| 85 ft (27 m)
| 80 [[kilogram|kg]]
| 10 seconds
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| [[Pittsburgh]]
| [[Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science]]
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| [[Shippensburg, Pennsylvania|Shippensburg]]
| [[Shippensburg State College]]
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| [[South Carolina]]
| [[Clemson, South Carolina|Clemson]]
| [[Clemson University]], Kinard Laboratory of Physics<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Jared|title=Restoration of the Clemson University Foucault Pendulum|url=http://www.clemson.edu/students/cusg/documents/capital-improvement/focault-pendulum|accessdate=19 September 2013|coauthors=Chad E. Sosolik|year=2013}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"| [[Tennessee]]
| [[Collegedale, Tennessee|Collegedale]]
| [[Southern Adventist University]], Hickman Science Center
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| [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| [[Adventure Science Center]]
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|rowspan="6"| [[Texas]]
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
| [[Science Engineering Comp]]
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| [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
| [[University of Texas at Austin]], DEV Building<ref>[http://www.utexas.edu/oncampus/2009/04/20/measure-time-see-the-earth-turn/ Utexas.edu]</ref>
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| [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]
| [[Texas A&M University]], [[George P. Mitchell]] Physics Building
| 85 ft (26 m)
| 235 [[pound (mass)|lb]]
| 10.23 sec
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| [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]
| [[Texas A&M University]], [[H.B. Zachry|Zachry]] Engineering Center (removed; year unknown)
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| [[Dallas]]
| [[Centura Towers]]
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| [[Houston]]
| [[Houston Museum of Natural Science]]
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|rowspan="3"| [[Utah]]
| [[Orem, Utah|Orem]]
| [[Utah Valley University]]
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| [[Provo, Utah|Provo]]
| [[Brigham Young University]], [[Carl F. Eyring Science Center|Eyring Science Center]]
| 47 ft (14.32 m)
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| [[Salt Lake City]]
| [[Clark Planetarium]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[Virginia]]
| [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
| [[Science Museum of Virginia]]
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| [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
| [[University of Richmond]]
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|rowspan="4"| [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| [[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg]]
| [[Central Washington University]]
| 34 ft (10.5 m)
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| [[Seattle]]
| [[University of Washington]]
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| [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]]
| [[Spokane Falls Community College]]
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| [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]
| Harned Hall, [[University of Puget Sound]]
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|colspan="2" rowspan="2"| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| Museum of History and Technology. [[Smithsonian Institution]] (1964–1998)<ref>[http://americanhistory.si.edu/about/faq.cfm?key=55&faqkey=96 Americanhistory.si.edu]</ref><ref>[http://siarchives.si.edu/history/exhibits/historic/p64131f.gif SIarchives.si.edu]</ref><ref>[http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmah/pendulum.htm SI.edu]</ref>
| 52 ft (16 m)
| 108 [[kilogram|kg]]
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| [[National Museum of American History]], Smithsonian Institution (removed permanently 2008)
| 21 m
| 105 [[kilogram|kg]]
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| [[Wisconsin]]
| [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin|Stevens Point]]
| [[UWSP|University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point]]
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|rowspan="3"| [[Wyoming]]
| [[Rock Springs, Wyoming|Rock Springs]]
| [[Western Wyoming Community College]]
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| [[Sheridan, Wyoming|Sheridan]]
| [[Sheridan College (Wyoming)]]
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| [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]]
| [[Casper College]]
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== Central and South America ==
* [[Centro de Estudios Científicos]], Costanera de la Ciencia, [[Valdivia, Chile]]
* Colegio San Francisco Javier,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colsanjavier.cl/ |title=Página web del colegio San Francisco Javier|accessdate=|work=}}</ref> [[Puerto Montt]], [[Chile]]
* Physics Department, [[University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez]],<ref>[http://www.uprm.edu UPRM.edu]</ref> Puerto Rico
* School of Natural Sciences, [[University of Buenos Aires]],<ref>[http://neuro.qi.fcen.uba.ar/ricuti/foucault/foucault.html FCEN.uba.ar]</ref> Buenos Aires, Argentina (Length: 27.35 m. Period: 10.4 secs)
* Museum of Science and Technology,<ref>[http://www.fi.uba.ar/museo/ FI.uba.ar]</ref> Engineering School,<ref>[http://www.fi.uba.ar/ FI.urba.ar]</ref> [[University of Buenos Aires]], Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Museu do Universo at the [[planetarium]] of Rio de Janeiro, [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
* Central Library of the [[Simón Bolívar University]] in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]

== Australia ==
* Foucault pendulum,<ref>[http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/PHYSICS_!/FOUCAULT_PENDULUM/foucault_pendulum.html Phys.unsw.edu.au]</ref> School of Physics, University of New South Wales
* Questacon National Science Exhibition, Canberra
* Gravity Discovery Centre<ref>[http://www.gdc.asn.au GDC.asn.au]</ref> Military Rd, Gingin, Western Australia
* School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
* School of Mathematics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria
* School of Physics, Bragg Building, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
* Queensland Museum Sciencentre,<ref>[http://www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au/sciencentre/ Southbank.qm.qld.gov.au]</ref> Brisbane, Queensland
* School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart.

== New Zealand ==
* College of Sciences, [[Massey University]], Palmerston North, New Zealand

== Antarctica ==
* South Pole,<ref>[http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/people/students/baker/SouthPoleFoucault.html Phys-astro.sonoma.edu]</ref> - ''Length:'' 33 m, ''weight:'' 25 kg

== References ==

<references/>

[[Category:Pendulums|Foucault pendulums, list of]]
[[Category:Physics-related lists|Foucault pendulums]]

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