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If the Earth didn't rotate, how would a Foucault pendulum work?
How does the Foucault pendulum work exactly, and would it work at all, if the Earth didn't rotate?
Foucault
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Argument for proving Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed (ECEF) reference frame is non-inertial
Today I heard an argument to prove that the Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed (ECEF) reference frame is non-inertial. It seriously doesn't make any sense to me but I also heard that same argument was made by ...
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How can the Earth's day increase and its rotation slow down at the same time? [closed]
I heard that the Earth rotation is slowing down, but I also heard the Earth's length of day is increasing.
Does the two theories go together or conflict with each other?
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