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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&nbsp;kg
* Czech Technical University,<ref>[http://www.cvut.cz/ CVUT.cz]</ref> [[Prague]] - ''Length:'' 21 m, ''weight:'' 34&nbsp;kg
* Rotunda in Castle Flower Garden,<ref>[http://www.azz.cz/?pg=301&lng=2 AZZ.cz]</ref> [[Kromeriz]] - ''Length:'' 25 m, ''weight:'' 30&nbsp;kg
 
===Denmark===
* Steno Museet, [[Aarhus]]
* Odense Technical College, [[Odense]]
* Geocenter, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen - ''Length'' 25 m, ''weight:'' 145&nbsp;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&nbsp;kg
* Finnish Science Centre [[Heureka (science center)|Heureka]], [[Vantaa]]
* The watertower of [[Kuusamo]]
 
===France===
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! City !! Location !! Length<br/><math>l\,</math>  !! Weight<br/><math>g\,</math>  !! Period <br/><math>2\pi\sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}</math> !! Latitude <br/><math>\phi\,</math>!! Pendulum day <br><math>\frac{23h56'}{\sin \phi}</math>
|-
| [[Paris]]
| [[Panthéon, Paris|Panthéon]]
| 220&nbsp;ft (67 m)
| 28&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;kg
* Gymnasium of the city [[Lennestadt]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] - ''Length:'' 11 m, ''weight:'' 50&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;kg
* St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Kraków - ''Length:'' 46.5 m, ''weight:'' 25&nbsp;kg
* Polytechnic, Gdańsk - ''Length:'' 26 m, ''weight:'' 64&nbsp;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&nbsp;kg)
* "August Treboniu Laurian" National College in [[Botoșani]] (length: 17,5m; weight: 25,6&nbsp;kg)
* "Gh.Asachi" Technical University from [[Iasi]] (length: 19,6m; weight: 28&nbsp;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&nbsp;kg)
 
===Spain===
* Hall of the Faculties of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona - ''Length:'' 7 m, ''weight:'' 20&nbsp;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&nbsp;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<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 
===Sweden===
* Technical Museum, Stockholm
* Xperiment Huset,<ref>[http://www.xperiment.se/xaktiv_e.htm Xperiment.se]</ref> Lokstallarna, Växjö - ''Weight:'' 32&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|  [[Alberta]]
| [[Calgary]]
| [[Telus Spark]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Edmonton]]
| Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, [[University of Alberta]]
| 23.4 m
| 29.7&nbsp;kg
| 9.7 s
|-
| [[British Columbia]]
| [[Vancouver]]
| [[University of British Columbia]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Manitoba]]
| [[Winnipeg]]
| [[University of Winnipeg]]
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[Ontario]]
| [[Aurora, Ontario|Aurora]]
| McLaughlin Hall, [[St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario)|St. Andrew's College]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Guelph]]
| Physics Department, [[University of Guelph]]<ref>[http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/foucault/foucault1.html Physics.uoguelph.ca]</ref>
|
|
|
|-
| [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]]
| Stirling Hall, [[Queen's University]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Ottawa]]
| Herzberg Building, [[Carleton University]]
|
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|-
| [[Toronto]]
| [[Ontario Science Centre]]
|
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|-
|rowspan="4"| [[Quebec]]
| [[Chicoutimi]]
| [[Cégep de Chicoutimi]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Montreal]]
| [[Collège de Maisonneuve]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Montreal]]
| [[École de technologie supérieure]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Montreal]]
| Roger-Gaudry Pavilion, [[Université de Montréal]]
| 8 m
| 10&nbsp;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
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Alabama]]
| [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]]
| [[Auburn University]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]
| [[Samford University]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Alaska]]
| [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]]
| [[University of Alaska]], Consortium Library
| 52&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(15.8&nbsp;m)
| 240&nbsp;[[Pound (mass)|lb]]&nbsp;(108.8&nbsp;[[Kilogram|kg]])
|
|-
| [[Arizona]]
| [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]]
| [[Arizona State University]], Bateman Physical Sciences Center
| 70.5&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(21.5&nbsp;m)
| 238&nbsp;[[Pound (mass)|lb]]&nbsp;(108&nbsp;[[Kilogram|kg]])
| 9.3 seconds
|-
| [[Arkansas]]
| [[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]]
| [[Hendrix College]]
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan="17"| [[California]]
| [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]
| [[California State University Bakersfield]] Physics Center
|
|
|
|-
| [[Fresno, California|Fresno]]
| [[Fresno Pacific University]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]
| [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Long Beach)|Sunnyside Mausoleum, Forest Lawn]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Los Angeles]]
| [[Griffith Observatory]]
| 40&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(12.2&nbsp;m)
| 240&nbsp;[[Pound (mass)|lb]]&nbsp;(108.8&nbsp;[[Kilogram|kg]])
|
|-
| [[Los Angeles]]
| [[Occidental College]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Modesto]]
| [[Modesto Junior College-Science Community Center]]
| [[42 ft]]
| [[250 lbs]]
|
|-
| [[Monterey, California|Monterey]]
| [[Naval Postgraduate School]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Napa, California|Napa]]
| [[Stag's Leap Wine Cellars]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Pleasant Hill, California|Pleasant Hill]]
| [[Diablo Valley College]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[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]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[San Diego]]
| [[San Diego Natural History Museum]]
| 12.4 m (est.)
| 235&nbsp;[[Pound (mass)|lb]]&nbsp;(106.6&nbsp;[[Kilogram|kg]])
| 7 sec (estimate)
|-
| [[San Francisco]]
| [[California Academy of Sciences]]
| 30&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(9.14&nbsp;m)
| 235&nbsp;[[Pound (mass)|lb]]&nbsp;(106.6&nbsp;[[Kilogram|kg]])
|
|-
| [[San Francisco]]
| [[Rigel Pharmaceuticals]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
| [[Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum|Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium]]
|
|
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|-
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
| [[The Harker School]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[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]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]
| [[University of Colorado at Boulder|CU Boulder]], Gamow Physics Tower
| 128.9&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(39.3&nbsp;m)
| 367&nbsp;[[Pound (mass)|lb]]&nbsp;(166&nbsp;[[Kilogram|kg]])
| 12.6 seconds
|-
| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]]
| [[University of Colorado Colorado Springs|UCCS]], Osborne Center for Science and Engineering
|
|
|
|-
| [[Denver]]
| [[Denver Building]]{{cn|date=November 2013}}
|
|
|
|-
| [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins]]
| [[Colorado State University]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Golden, Colorado|Golden]]
| [[Colorado School of Mines]]
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[Connecticut]]
| [[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]]
| [[Avon Old Farms School]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]]
| [[Greenwich High School]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[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]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
| [[John Young Museum]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
| [[University of Central Florida]], Mathematical Sciences Building
|
|
|
|-
| [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]]
| [[Florida State University]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]
| [[University of South Florida]], Interdisciplinary Science Building
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| [[Cartersville, Georgia|Cartersville]]
| [[Tellus Science Museum]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Mount Berry, Georgia|Mount Berry]]
| [[Berry College]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[Idaho]]
| [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]]
| [[Discovery Center of Idaho]]
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Illinois]]
| [[Chicago]]
| [[Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)|Museum of Science and Industry]]
| 20&nbsp;m
| 300&nbsp;[[kilogram|kg]]
| 8.98&nbsp;[[Second|s]]
|-
| [[Wheaton, Illinois|Wheaton]]
| [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]]
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Indiana]]
| [[Indianapolis]]
| Indiana State College
|
|
|
|-
| [[Indianapolis]]
| [[Indiana State Museum]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[Iowa]]
| [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
| [[Science Center of Iowa Building]]
| 19&nbsp;m
| 118&nbsp;[[kilogram|kg]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Kansas]]
| [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]]
| [[Fort Hays State University]]
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| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
| [[Exploration Place]]
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| [[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&nbsp;ft (22.0&nbsp;m)
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| 9.4 +/- 0.05 s
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| [[Louisiana]]
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]
| [[Sci-Port Discovery Center]]
| 32&nbsp;ft (9.7&nbsp;m)
| 113&nbsp;[[kilogram|kg]] (250&nbsp;[[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&nbsp;ft (22.9&nbsp;m)
| {{convert|100|lb|abbr=on|lk=on}}
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| [[Geneseo, New York|Geneseo]]
| [[State University of New York at Geneseo]]
| 52&nbsp;ft (15.8&nbsp;m)
| {{convert|235|lb|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| 8.0&nbsp;s
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| [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]]
| [[Cornell University]], Rockefeller Hall
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| [[New York City]]
| [[United Nations Building]]
| 75&nbsp;ft (22.9&nbsp;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&nbsp;m
| 900&nbsp;[[pound (mass)|lb]] (408&nbsp;[[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&nbsp;ft (16.8&nbsp;m)
| 350&nbsp;[[pound (mass)|lb]] (159&nbsp;[[kilogram|kg]])
| 8.2 seconds
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| [[Millersville, Pennsylvania|Millersville]]
| [[Millersville University of Pennsylvania]]
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| [[Philadelphia]]
| [[Franklin Institute]]
| 85&nbsp;ft (27&nbsp;m)
| 80&nbsp;[[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&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(26&nbsp;m)
| 235&nbsp;[[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&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(14.32&nbsp;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&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(10.5&nbsp;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&nbsp;ft (16&nbsp;m)
| 108&nbsp;[[kilogram|kg]]
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| [[National Museum of American History]], Smithsonian Institution (removed permanently 2008)
| 21&nbsp;m
| 105&nbsp;[[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&nbsp;kg
 
== References ==
 
<references/>
 
[[Category:Pendulums|Foucault pendulums, list of]]
[[Category:Physics-related lists|Foucault pendulums]]

Revision as of 04:18, 13 December 2013

This is a list of Foucault pendulums in the world:

Artistic rendition (highly exaggerated) of a Foucault pendulum showing that the Earth is not stationary, but rotates.

Europe

Foucault's Pendulum in the Panthéon, Paris.

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

  • Public Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus",[3] Varna - Length: 14.4 m

Czech Republic

  • Observatory and Planetarium Hradec Králové,[4] Hradec Králové - Length: 10 m, weight: 8.5 kg
  • Czech Technical University,[5] Prague - Length: 21 m, weight: 34 kg
  • Rotunda in Castle Flower Garden,[6] 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

Finland

France

City Location Length
l		 Weight
g		 Period
2πlg		 Latitude
ϕ		 Pendulum day
23h56′sin⁡ϕ
Paris Panthéon 220 ft (67 m) 28 kg 16.5 sec 48°52' N 31 hours 50 minutes
Paris Musée des Arts et Métiers[8] 28 kg 48°52' N 31 hours 50 minutes
Besançon Musée du temps 13,11 m 7.3 sec 47°08' N 32 hours 43 minutes

Germany

Hungary

Iceland

  • Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, Reykjavík power distributor, Reykjavík

Italy

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Moldova

Norway

Poland

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[17]
  • 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)[18]
  • Volgograd Planetarium[19]
  • 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,[20] 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,[21] Seville
  • Casa de las Ciencias,[22] A Coruña - Length: 14 m, weight: 125 kg
  • Museu de les Arts i les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia - Length: 34 m[23]

Sweden

  • Technical Museum, Stockholm
  • Xperiment Huset,[24] Lokstallarna, Växjö - Weight: 32 kg
  • Carlsund Educational Centre,[25] Motala
Foucault pendulum in Motala, Sweden
  • Sandvikens Gymnasieskola, Sandviken Weight: 63 kg, Length: 9 m
  • Fysikaliska Leksaker, Chalmers, Göteborg.

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Science Museum, London

Africa

South Africa

Tunisia

  • Cité des Sciences de Tunis

Asia

China

  • Beijing Planetarium,Beijing

India

Iran

Israel

Japan

Pakistan

  • Museum of Science and Technology, Lahore

Thailand

  • Khonkaen University, Bangkok

Turkey

  • Bilkent University- Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Ankara[40]
  • EGE University, Izmir

North America

Alphabetic by state or province, then place.

Canada

Province City Location Length Weight Period
Alberta Calgary Telus Spark
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
Manitoba Winnipeg University of Winnipeg
Ontario Aurora McLaughlin Hall, St. Andrew's College
Guelph Physics Department, University of Guelph[41]
Kingston Stirling Hall, Queen's University
Ottawa Herzberg Building, Carleton University
Toronto Ontario Science Centre
Quebec Chicoutimi Cégep de Chicoutimi
Montreal Collège de Maisonneuve
Montreal École de technologie supérieure
Montreal Roger-Gaudry Pavilion, Université de Montréal 8 m 10 kg

Mexico

  • Querétaro Museum of Science and Technology, Santiago de Querétaro,[42]

United States

State/province City Location Length Mass Period
Alabama Auburn Auburn University
Birmingham Samford University
Alaska Anchorage University of Alaska, Consortium Library 52 ft (15.8 m) 240 lb (108.8 kg)
Arizona Tempe Arizona State University, Bateman Physical Sciences Center 70.5 ft (21.5 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 9.3 seconds
Arkansas Conway Hendrix College
California Bakersfield California State University Bakersfield Physics Center
Fresno Fresno Pacific University
Long Beach Sunnyside Mausoleum, Forest Lawn
Los Angeles Griffith Observatory 40 ft (12.2 m) 240 lb (108.8 kg)
Los Angeles Occidental College
Modesto Modesto Junior College-Science Community Center 42 ft 250 lbs
Monterey Naval Postgraduate School
Napa Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Pleasant Hill Diablo Valley College
Riverside UC Riverside Physics Department
Salinas Hartnell College
San Diego San Diego Natural History Museum 12.4 m (est.) 235 lb (106.6 kg) 7 sec (estimate)
San Francisco California Academy of Sciences 30 ft (9.14 m) 235 lb (106.6 kg)
San Francisco Rigel Pharmaceuticals
San Jose Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium
San Jose The Harker School
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Paula Thomas Aquinas College
Colorado Alamosa Adams State College
Boulder CU Boulder, Gamow Physics Tower 128.9 ft (39.3 m) 367 lb (166 kg) 12.6 seconds
Colorado Springs UCCS, Osborne Center for Science and Engineering
Denver Denver BuildingTemplate:Cn
Fort Collins Colorado State University
Golden Colorado School of Mines
Connecticut Avon Avon Old Farms School
Greenwich Greenwich High School
Hartford The Children's Museum[43]
Meriden Thomas Edison Middle School
Wallingford Choate Rosemary Hall Science Center
Florida Avon Park South Florida Community College
Cocoa Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science
Jacksonville Museum of Science & History
Miami Miami Dade Junior College
Orlando John Young Museum
Orlando University of Central Florida, Mathematical Sciences Building
Tallahassee Florida State University
Tampa University of South Florida, Interdisciplinary Science Building
Georgia Cartersville Tellus Science Museum
Mount Berry Berry College
Idaho Boise Discovery Center of Idaho
Illinois Chicago Museum of Science and Industry 20 m 300 kg 8.98 s
Wheaton Wheaton College
Indiana Indianapolis Indiana State College
Indianapolis Indiana State Museum
Iowa Des Moines Science Center of Iowa Building 19 m 118 kg
Kansas Hays Fort Hays State University
Wichita Exploration Place
Kentucky Berea Berea College
Danville Centre College
Georgetown Georgetown College
Highland Heights Northern Kentucky University
Lexington Lexington Public Library
Louisville Louisville Science Center
Louisville Museum of Natural History
Louisville University of Louisville 72 ft (22.0 m) 9.4 +/- 0.05 s
Louisiana Shreveport Sci-Port Discovery Center 32 ft (9.7 m) 113 kg (250 lb)
Maine Portland University of Southern Maine
Maryland Annapolis St. John's College
Colora West Nottingham Academy
Frostburg Frostburg State University
Severna Park Severn School
Massachusetts Boston Museum of Science
Northampton Smith College
Osterville Cape Cod Academy
Springfield Springfield Science Museum
Michigan Alpena Jesse Besser Museum
Detroit Detroit Science Center
Grand Haven Grand Haven High School
Grand Rapids Steelcase Corporate Development Center
Midland Midland Center for the Arts
Minnesota Collegeville St. John's University
Minneapolis The Blake School
St. Paul Macalester College
Missouri Sullivan Meramec Caverns Inoperable due to insufficient mass
Montana Billings First Citizens Bank
Nebraska Kearney University of Nebraska at Kearney
Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas Public Library
Las Vegas Lied Discovery Children's Museum
Reno University of Nevada, Reno, Schulich Lecture Hall
New Hampshire Bedford Dean Kamen's house
Hanover Dartmouth College
New Jersey Morristown Delbarton School
New Mexico Albuquerque Albuquerque Academy
New York Bronx Montefiore Medical Center
Buffalo Buffalo Museum of Science 75 ft (22.9 m) Template:Convert
Geneseo State University of New York at Geneseo 52 ft (15.8 m) Template:Convert 8.0 s
Ithaca Cornell University, Rockefeller Hall
New York City United Nations Building 75 ft (22.9 m) Template:Convert
North Carolina Fayetteville Fayetteville State University
Greensboro Greensboro Science Center
Greensboro NC A & T State University
Winston-Salem SciWorks
Ohio Canton William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum
Cincinnati Xavier University
Cleveland Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland Cleveland State University, Fenn Tower currently inoperable
Columbus COSI Columbus
Dayton University of Dayton
Oxford Miami University, Culler Hall
Portsmouth Shawnee State University
Oklahoma Edmond University of Central Oklahoma, Howell Hall
Norman University of Oklahoma, Nielsen Physics Building
Oklahoma City Science Museum Oklahoma
Oregon Portland Oregon Convention Center 27 m 900 lb (408 kg)
Pennsylvania Cheyney Cheyney State Museum
Clarion, Pennsylvania Clarion University
Edinboro Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown Kutztown University
Mechanicsburg Messiah Village's Community Room 55 ft (16.8 m) 350 lb (159 kg) 8.2 seconds
Millersville Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Franklin Institute 85 ft (27 m) 80 kg 10 seconds
Pittsburgh Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
Shippensburg Shippensburg State College
South Carolina Clemson Clemson University, Kinard Laboratory of Physics[44]
Tennessee Collegedale Southern Adventist University, Hickman Science Center
Nashville Adventure Science Center
Texas Austin Science Engineering Comp
Austin University of Texas at Austin, DEV Building[45]
College Station Texas A&M University, George P. Mitchell Physics Building 85 ft (26 m) 235 lb 10.23 sec
College Station Texas A&M University, Zachry Engineering Center (removed; year unknown)
Dallas Centura Towers
Houston Houston Museum of Natural Science
Utah Orem Utah Valley University
Provo Brigham Young University, Eyring Science Center 47 ft (14.32 m)
Salt Lake City Clark Planetarium
Virginia Richmond Science Museum of Virginia
Richmond University of Richmond
Washington Ellensburg Central Washington University 34 ft (10.5 m)
Seattle University of Washington
Spokane Spokane Falls Community College
Tacoma Harned Hall, University of Puget Sound
Washington, D.C. Museum of History and Technology. Smithsonian Institution (1964–1998)[46][47][48] 52 ft (16 m) 108 kg
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution (removed permanently 2008) 21 m 105 kg
Wisconsin Stevens Point University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Wyoming Rock Springs Western Wyoming Community College
Sheridan Sheridan College (Wyoming)
Casper Casper College

Central and South America

Australia

  • Foucault pendulum,[54] School of Physics, University of New South Wales
  • Questacon National Science Exhibition, Canberra
  • Gravity Discovery Centre[55] 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,[56] Brisbane, Queensland
  • School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart.

New Zealand

Antarctica

  • South Pole,[57] - Length: 33 m, weight: 25 kg

References

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  33. ↑ 20 year-old Real Estate Agent Rusty from Saint-Paul, has hobbies and interests which includes monopoly, property developers in singapore and poker. Will soon undertake a contiki trip that may include going to the Lower Valley of the Omo.

    My blog: http://www.primaboinca.com/view_profile.php?userid=5889534
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  54. ↑ Phys.unsw.edu.au
  55. ↑ GDC.asn.au
  56. ↑ Southbank.qm.qld.gov.au
  57. ↑ Phys-astro.sonoma.edu
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