Léon Foucault
Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ bɛʁnaʁ leɔ̃ fuko]) (18 September 1819 – 11 Februar 1868) wis a French physicist best kent for his demonstration o the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstratin the effect o the Yird's rotation. He an aa made an early meisurment o the speed o licht, discovered eddy currents, an is creditit wi namin the gyroscope (awtho he didna invent it).
Léon Foucault | |
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 Léon Foucault (1819–1868) | |
| Born | 18 September 1819 Paris, Kinrick o Fraunce |
| Dee'd | 11 Februar 1868 (aged 48) Paris, Seicont French Empire |
| Residence | Fraunce |
| Naitionality | French |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Paris |
| Kent for | Foucault pendulum, eddy currents |
| Awairds | Copley Medal (1855) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Paris Observatory |