Pendulum Collection

Foucault Demo, 1851
Leon Foucault uses his pendulum to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth, at the Pantheon, Paris, 1851

Clocks at Greenwich
Left, Synchronome Free Pendulum at Greenwich Observatory, with right, the Slave Clock which performs its escapement function, accurate to 1/100th second

Arbitration is the true balance of power. Puck: Don t meddle with the hands, gentlemen - this pendulum is the only thing to regulate that clock!

Hickory Dickory Dock
A child watches the swinging pendulum of the grandfather clock

Pendulum of Fashion showing three London fashion outfits
The Pendulum of Fashion showing three London fashion outfits, December 1923; two gowns by Phelps-Paquin (Elspeth Phelps and Paquin) and a Maison Lewis hat worn by Heather Thatcher Date: 1923

Clock given by King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn in 1532 Date: 1532

Seismograph reading taken from the Omori Horizontal pendulum at Birmingham, showing the severity of the tremors during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906

Diagram of the original design for the Great Wheel. Columbian Exposition's tallest attraction, designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr

Attraction at the Chicago's World's Fair, designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. The ferris wheel named the Chicago Wheel, had thirty-six pendulum cars

Little girl with black cat on a birthday postcard Date: circa 1918

Music cover, The Wind-Up Galop by Charles Godfrey. 1867

Rhododendron pendulum. Copied from Joseph Dalton Hooker. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Fairy bell, Dierama pendulum (Pendulous-flowered sparaxis, Sparaxis pendula). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Mills from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Victor Grayson - Socialist - Speaker
Book cover design: The mystery of Victor Grayson by Reg. Groves, 1908- Pendulum Publications, 1946. Date: 1946

Clock Maker at Work Date: 1948

FOUCAULT DEMO, 1851
Leon Foucault uses his pendulum to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth, at the Pantheon, Paris, 1851 Date: 1851

Giovanni Caselli (1815-1891). Pantelegraph. Colored engravin
Giovanni Caselli (1815-1891). Pantelegraph patented in 1861 for sending and receiving images over long distances through the telegraph. Colored engraving

Foucault Pendulum, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, USA
Foucault Pendulum, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California, USA, designed by Jean Foucault in 1851 to demonstrate the earths rotation. Date: 20th century

Sideric Pendulum
With the Sideric Pendulum you can learn the future and do all sorts of other amazing things

Science / Galileo
Galileos pendulum

The Round Game of Happy Families, Mrs Grimes
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mrs Grimes the Sweeps Wife. circa 1910

Turkey. Istanbul. Topkapi Palace. Great Hall
Turkey. Istanbul. Topkapi Palace. 15th century. Great Hall. Sultan rooms in the Harem

Foucault Pendulum. Experiment to demostrate the rotation of the Earth. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany

Philibert Delorme (Mono)
PHILIBERT DELORME French architect, depicted with the trappings of his trade Date: 1510 - 1570

Music cover, The Clock is Playing, A Musical Novelty for Piano, by Pierre Blaauw. circa 1920

Cuttens pendulum recorder for psychical research
John Cuttens pendulum recorder (general view above, close-up below), for use in psychical research. This electronic device detects the movements of a pendulum which are recorded on the chart

Christian Huygens
CHRISTIAN HUYGENS Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer, best known for his work on pendulums, inventing the pendulum clock shown in this engraving. Date: 1629 - 1695

The swing of the pendulum. Illustration shows a large, rotund male figure as a pendulum labeled Vox Populi swinging between San Francisco, on the left

Scissors and Pendulum - Exercise regime for 1927
Images illustrating two exercises, the Scissors and the Pendulum designed to keep the figure neat and trim for 1920s ladies. Date: 1927

The pit and the pendulum. Illustration shows a man labeled Consumer tied to a bed with cords labeled Graft Tariff, watches as a pendulum labeled Cost of Living with a sharp blade afixed to the bottom

Poe / Tales / Pit & Pendulum
THE PIT & THE PENDULUM Before the inquisitors; " I saw them fashion the syllables of my name". Date: First published: 1842

Deputy Pendulums Motion for an Address

Grandfather Clock C1883
A little girl watches the pendulum of an ornate grandfather clock

Science / Foucault
Berget carries out experiments with Foucaults Pendulum at the Pantheon, Paris

Watch & 2nd Pendulum
The mechanisms of the watch and second pendulum

Science / Galileo / Lamp
The lamp in Pisa cathedral which inspired Galileos pendulum

Foucault Demo London
Foucaults demonstration of the rotation of the Earth, by a pendulum, is explained to a London audience at the Polytechnic Institution, Regent St. by Dr Bachhoffner

HUYGENS (1629 - 1695)
CHRISTIAN HUYGENS working on his invention of the first pendulum clock

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