File:Foucault pendulum animated.gif

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English: Animation of a Foucault pendulum showing the sense of rotation on the southern hemisphere.

Asturianu: Animación del Péndulu de Foucault amosando'l sen de rotación del hemisferiu sur

Беларуская: Маятнік Фуко, дэманстрацыя для паўднёвага паўшар'я.

Česky: Animace pohybu Foucaultova kyvadla, dokazujícího rotaci Země kolem osy Foucault pendulum

Dansk: Animation af et Foucault penduls bevægelse på den sydlige halvkugle.

Deutsch: Animation eines Foucaultschen Pendels.

English: Animation of a Foucault pendulum showing the sense of rotation on the southern hemisphere.

Español: Animación del Péndulo de Foucault mostrando el sentido de rotación del hemisferio sur.

Français : Pendule de Foucault, montrant le sens de rotation dans l'hémisphère sud.

Magyar: Foucault-inga animációja a déli félgömbön.

Íslenska: Hreyfimynd sem sýnir pendúl Foucaults og snúning hans miðað við norðurhvel jarðar.

Italiano: Animazione di un pendolo di Foucault.

日本語: 南半球におけるフーコーの振り子の動作のアニメーション

Nederlands: Animatie van een Slinger van Foucault, die de manier van roteren weergeeft op het zuidelijk halfrond

Polski: Animacja wahadła Foucaulta obrazująca ruch na południowej półkuli.

Português: Animação do Péndulo de Foucault exibindo o sentido de rotação do hemisfério sul.

Русский: Маятник Фуко — демонстрация суточного вращения Земли.

Slovenčina: Animácia pohybu Foucaultovho kyvadla dokazujúca rotáciu Zeme.

Српски / srpski: Анимација фуковог клатна која приказује логику ротирања јужне хемисфере.

Svenska: Animation av Foucaults pendel som den rör sig på södra halvklotet.

中文（简体）‎: 显示傅科摆在南半球时运动的动画

中文（繁體）‎: 傅科擺在南半球旋轉擺動的動畫

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Description	العربية: صورة متحركة لنواس فوكو توضح دوران الأرض حول محورها. Deutsch: Animation des Foucaultschen Pendels (Zeigt die Drehrichtung auf der südlichen Erdhalbkugel) English: Animation of a Foucault pendulum (showing the sense of rotation on the southern hemisphere) Français : Représentation animée d'un Pendule de Foucault, montrant le sens de rotation dans l'hémisphère sud. Suomi: Foucault'n heilurin pyörimisliike eteläisellä pallonpuoliskolla Español: Representación animada del Péndulo de Foucault, mostrando el sentido de rotación en el hemisferio sur. Bahasa Indonesia: Animasi bandul Foucault (menampilkan jejak rotasi di bumi bagian selatan) 日本語: フーコーの振り子の動画、南半球での動作を示す。背景の肖像はフーコー。 Nederlands: Animatie van de werking van de Slinger van Foucault, waarbij de afbeelding de draairichting van de aarde op het zuidelijk halfrond weergeeft. Українська: Анімація руху маятника Фуко, що показує добове обертання Землі у південній півкулі. Русский: Маятник Фуко — демонстрация суточного вращения Земли. Polski: Animacja wahadła Focaulta na południowej półkuli Türkçe: Foucault sarkacı animasyonu. Português: Representação animada do Pêndulo de Foucault, mostrando o sentido de rotação no hemisfério sul.
Date	12 August 2006
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Author	DemonDeLuxe (Dominique Toussaint)
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