Monday, July 27, 2009

What Is It? Where Is It? - Faucault's Pendulum, the Pantheon

We have a winner! Halcyon was the first to correctly name this as Faucault's Pendulum at the Pantheon. Hmmmm, perhaps I need to really work on a harder puzzle for all you whiz kids.




It's time to play "What Is It? Where Is It?" again! Make your guesses before Wednesday.
Bonne Chance!!

12 comments:

Halcyon said...

I'm pretty sure I know where this is. It's the great pendulum inside the Pantheon in Paris. That's where all the heads of state are buried.

Anonymous said...

je ne sais pas.

Clista Fischer said...

Halycon is correct!

Clista Fischer said...

Or, on second thought, it could be at the Arts et Metiers musee...

MadAboutParis said...

Halcyon nailed it, it's Foucault's pendulum in the Pantheon: http://magliery.com/Graphics/MoreFrance/pantheon-pendulum.html

Leave it to Virginia to grab the most interesting vantage point!
xx,
M

taalfaro said...

It is the Foucault pendulum in the Art de Metier museum.

Jean Spitzer said...

I can tell it's a Foucault pendulum; I guess now I have to get back to Paris to see where it lives.

Daryl said...

Foucault's Pendulum?

Harriet said...

My first thought was the pendulum in The Pantheon, but I don't remember seeing the numbers displayed on the side, but then I again, I didn't look at it carefully from this vantage point. I haven't been inside the Pantheon since 1999!

Great photo!

Virginia said...

Awww, look at all my smart francophiles! Your guesses are great. Keep it UP!
V

Starman said...

It is the Pantheon, you can tell by the floor.

Bob Crowe said...

It's Foucault's Pendulum in the Pantheon. And I haven't looked at any of the earlier comments yet.