Centura Pendulum
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N 32° 56.341 W 096° 49.372
14S E 703538 N 3646629
California Academy of Sciences Foucault Pendulum in the Centura office building lobby.
Waymark Code: WM7KW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/14/2006
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This Foucault pendulum is installed from a kit sponsored by the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. It is described briefly at (
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visit link) It is located in the lobby of the Centura office building at 14185 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75254. The 10" x 14" educational brass wall plaque described on the website is located at the nearby information booth. The 8" cast brass floor plaque with compass rose is located on the floor at the center of the pendulum.