Our Foucault Pendulum is back in its rightful place today following repair! @prestoncouncil @leponline @blogpreston @HarrisFriends pic.twitter.com/e9rtxz9aid

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— Harris Museum (@HarrisPreston) September 25, 2017

Foucault’s pendulum is back in its rightful place in Preston’s museum.

Swinging from the roof of the Harris Museum and Art Gallery the cable was repaired.

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Attached 120ft up to the roof of the Harris the cable was suffering from wear and tear.

The Harris shared a video on Monday (23 September) showing the pendulum back in position and operating.

The pendulum has to be looked after in perpetuity.

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Foucault’s pendulums were named after French physicist Leon Foucault and were the first proof of rotation.

They demonstrated, in 1851, the rotation of the earth for the first time.