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Foucault, John Bernard

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A French physicist, born in Paris; distinguished for his studies in optics and problems connected with light; demonstrated the rate of the rotation of the globe by the oscillation of a pendulum (1819-1868).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Foucault, John Bernard'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​f/foucault-john-bernard.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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