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ERIC Number: EJ593897
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
Galileo's Pendulum.
Erlichson, Herman
Physics Teacher, v37 n8 p478-79 Nov 1999
Describes a laboratory activity in which students speculate about the extent to which Galileo actually performed an experiment to determine that all pendulums of a given length have the same period, independent of amplitude. (WRM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Physics, Science Activities, Science Experiments, Science History, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Galileo; Pendulums