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Foucault
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A French surname, notably borne by the physicist Léon Foucault and the philosopher Michel Foucault.
"Foucault's pendulum demonstrates the rotation of the Earth."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA French surname best known from a physicist and a philosopher who each left a mark on their fields.
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_____'s pendulum demonstrates the rotation of the Earth.