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At approximately 2:32 in the above video, the professor discusses what rotation the Foucault pendulum is sensitive to, and brings up a conjecture by Ernst Mach, stating "The Foucault pendulum is measuring rotation relative to the universe as a whole." I was wondering if there have been any recent developments/discoveries with regards to the Foucault pendulum that would substantiate this conjecture, or if this is a purely metaphysical conjecture?
At approximately 2:32 in the above video, the professor discusses what rotation the Foucault pendulum is sensitive to, and brings up a conjecture by Ernst Mach, stating "The Foucault pendulum is measuring rotation relative to the universe as a whole." I was wondering if there have been any recent developments/discoveries with regards to the Foucault pendulum that would substantiate this conjecture, or if this is a purely metaphysical conjecture?
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