Community members viewing Foucault Pendulum dedication  in Olin Hall

暗夜成人视频 holds dedication ceremony for Foucault Pendulum in Olin Hall

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Specifically, to Olin Hall, Demoranville said the pendulum was a key feature of the old building.

鈥淎t that time, it was inside the front entrance, although the bob was below the entrance, halfway in the basement,鈥 he added. 鈥淓arly on, we weren鈥檛 sure how it would be incorporated in the new building, but the architects proposed the new entrance on the West Walnut Avenue side of the building. With a generous grant from the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation, the budget for the building was increased, and we are able to add the spectacular entrance that now exists and highlights the pendulum in an even more prominent way, allowing all passing by to see it.鈥

At the dedication ceremony, President Milton Moreland gave the opening address and Associate Professor of Physics Jim Kelly explained the science behind the pendulum. In addition, Ella Aponte 鈥22, member of the executive committee of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Student Organization, and Brian Hutzley, chief financial officer, spoke during the event.

鈥淐OVID-19 has made celebrations hard,鈥 Demoranville said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to finally be able to celebrate the amazing work that was done to create the Austin E. Knowlton Center for Science and Mathematics and to renovate Olin Hall. It was wonderful to have a broad representation of the campus community surrounding the pendulum to celebrate.鈥

Demoranville said keeping the pendulum was really important for lots of reasons; particularly since there aren鈥檛 many of them around, it鈥檚 distinctive to have one on 暗夜成人视频鈥檚 campus.

鈥淎dditionally, several of our science classes actually use measurements of the pendulum as a teaching tool,鈥 he added. 鈥淚n fact, our partners at Omni Architects and CMTA engineering consultants, with the input of Jim Kelly, designed the lighting to make these observations easier. And highlighting the pendulum so those outside the building can observe it further encourages the wonder of science to anyone who passes by.鈥