He was neither a mathematician nor a trained physicist and yet Leon
Foucault always knew that a mysterious force of nature was among
us. Like Newton, Galileo, Copernicus, and others before him,
Foucault sensed a dramatic relationship between the rotating skies
above and the seemingly motionless ground beneath our feet. But it
wasn't until 1851 -- in Paris, inside the Pantheon, and in the
company of fellow amateur scientist Napoleon III -- that Foucault
swung a pendulum and demonstrated an extraordinary truth about the
world: that it turns on its axis.
"Pendulum" is a fascinating journey through the mind and
findings of one of the most important and lesser-known characters
in the history of science. Through careful research and lively
anecdotes, world-renowned author Amir D. Aczel reveals the
astonishing range and breadth of Foucault's discoveries. For, in
addition to offering the first unequivocal proof of Earth's
rotation, Foucault gave us the modern electric compass and
microscope, was a pioneer in photographic technology, and made
remarkable deductions about color theory, heat waves, and the speed
of light.
At its heart, "Pendulum" is a story about the illustrious period
in France during the Second Empire; the crucial triumph of science
over religion; and, most compelling, the life of a struggling,
self-made man whose pursuit of knowledge continues to inform our
notions about the universe today.
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