In- 1851 Jean Fouifault, a French scientist, designed a long pendulum with a heavy bob to demonstrate the rotation of the earth. to,its great"weight and length the pendulum vibrates for several hours and its plane of oscillation efcerfge/j regularly owing to:;'the'-"m6ye-ment of the earth. : "'
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 236, 4 October 1940, Page 9
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44Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 236, 4 October 1940, Page 9
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