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Foucault

noun
1.
French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868).  Synonym: Jean Bernard Leon Foucault.



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"Foucault" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Foucault's pendulum," said Lewisham. "They use a rubber ball with a pin-hole hidden in the hand, and blow the pendulum round the ...
— Love and Mr. Lewisham • H. G. Wells


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