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The Foucault Pendulum is a simple device conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the
rotation of the Earth
Foucault's pendulum hangs in the very center of the Panthéon. The French physicist Léon
Foucault invented this device to demonstrate the rotation of the earth by constructing a 67
meter Foucault pendulum beneath the central dome. The original pendulum was sent to
another museum and an exact copy is now displayed at the Panthéon. In the surrounding
background you will see early 20th century sculpture, depicting scenes from the French re-
volution.
The Foucault Pendulum is named after the French physicist Léon Foucault
The crypt
The Panthéon is after all a mausoleum for France's greatest, with more than 70 people en-
tombed in the crypt. This is a permanent exhibition which gives details about the lives and
works of those who are buried here, including famous French writers, poets and scient-
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