The Swinging Thing

Shows the motions of the foucault pendulum, first showing a frame of reference with the pendulum attached to earth and then changing the frame of reference to one fixed in space. Filmed at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

Credits

Direction, Photography, Editing
Jesse Barr
Producer
School of Science Curriculum Project, University of Illinois; Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Related films

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, format, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967) — title, year, creator, length, color, description, credits