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A sickly child, a poor student, and a medical school dropout, Léon Foucault seemed an unlikely candidate for greatness. But his ingenious experiment—simple, beautiful, and stunningly original—changed how we see the world. Scientists knew that the earth turned on its axis. But how could they ... read more
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“At school, he was a tortoise among jackrabbits. Leon answered questions too slowly. He moved too slowly. and he was so slow finishing his homework that most of the time it was late.”
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“In an instant, the scientists knew: The pendulum wasn't swinging in a different direction. The earth was rotating beneath it. leon Foucault, the frail, awkward boy, had proved that the earth turned.”
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One ordinary autumn day, September 18,1819, a baby was born in Paris, France. He wasn't like other babies. Instead of being fat and hearty, he was thin and weak. Instead of a normal-sized head, his head was too small. Instead of peering straight into his parents' eyes, his eyes looked away.
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Publisher: Tricycle Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Country: US
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1582462844
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Tricycle Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Country: US
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1582462844
Page Count: 32
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 525.36
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- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Biographies › Science & Technology
- Books › Children's Books › Science, Nature & How It Works › Physics
- Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
- Books › Science › Astronomy › Astronomy
- Books › Children's Books › Science, Nature & How It Works › Earth Sciences
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