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From: vis@mit-trillian.MIT.EDU (Tom Courtney)
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Subject: Re: Bogus physics reamplified
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Date: Mon, 24-Mar-86 17:55:54 EST
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Hmm, the way a foucalt pendumlum behaves proves that the earth is rotating? I was taught
that in school too, but then I read an article claiming that if the universe rotated
around the earth, the pendulum would do the same thing. Sorry, I don't remember the
article or justifications. Does anyone have a proof, one way or the other?