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العربية: صورة متحركة لنواس فوكو توضح دوران الأرض حول محورها.
Deutsch: Animation des Foucaultschen Pendels (Zeigt die Drehrichtung auf der südlichen Erdhalbkugel)
English: Animation of a Foucault pendulum (showing the sense of rotation on the southern hemisphere)
Français : Représentation animée d'un Pendule de Foucault, montrant le sens de rotation dans l'hémisphère sud.
Suomi: Foucault'n heilurin pyörimisliike eteläisellä pallonpuoliskolla
Español: Representación animada del Péndulo de Foucault, mostrando el sentido de rotación en el hemisferio sur.
Bahasa Indonesia: Animasi bandul Foucault (menampilkan jejak rotasi di bumi bagian selatan)
日本語: フーコーの振り子の動画、南半球での動作を示す。背景の肖像はフーコー。
Nederlands: Animatie van de werking van de Slinger van Foucault, waarbij de afbeelding de draairichting van de aarde op het zuidelijk halfrond weergeeft.
Українська: Анімація руху маятника Фуко, що показує добове обертання Землі у південній півкулі.
Русский: Маятник Фуко — демонстрация суточного вращения Земли.
Polski: Animacja wahadła Focaulta na południowej półkuli
Türkçe: Foucault sarkacı animasyonu.
Português: Representação animada do Pêndulo de Foucault, mostrando o sentido de rotação no hemisfério sul.
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