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Title
Pendulum, Griffith Observatory
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Creator
Starrett, R.M
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Close up view of the Foucault pendulum inside the main rotunda of the Griffith Observatory. The pendulum demonstrates the rotation of the earth. Photograph marked M4229-37 by R. M. Starrett.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00010341
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
L.A.-Parks-Griffith Observatory.
CARL0000012546
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/84855
Subject
Griffith Observatory
Observatories--California--Los Angeles
Pendulum
Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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