Physics: Experiment of the
Month
Physics: Experiment of the
Month
The rotation of the plane of oscillation
throughout one day in August, 2000. The photos are taken with the pendulum near
it maximum displacement. A graph of position on the "clock face" background for
the figures, versus actual time of measurement is shown below. If the pendulum
worked simply the graph would be a straight line with slope 1. The pendulum
tends to slow its rotation as it passes through directions that are (mildly)
preferred.
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