Children's Museum Foucault Pendulum - Pittsburgh, PA
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N 40° 27.152 W 080° 00.397
17T E 584233 N 4478460
The pendulum started swinging on 11/24/1939.
Waymark Code: WM7T0V
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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The building that contains the pendulum is the old Buhl Planterium. It closed in 1991. It later reopened as a Children's Museum. The original pendulum was left intact. There are 136 pins, each set 2.5 degrees apart. The pendulum is in the cafeteria portion of the building. There is no fee to enter this part.
Weight of the ball: 150

Length: 35

Material: some sort of metal

Period of oscillation: 9

Rotation time: 36

Hours of Operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 5:00 PM

Admission Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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